Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 4.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
$13.86
SEK152.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
$10.16
SEK111.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$2.13
SEK23.38
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
$2.66
SEK29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
$5.15
SEK56.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
$1.38
SEK15.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
$0.71
SEK7.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
$0.79
SEK8.67
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
$6.67
SEK73.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,421.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
$27.62
SEK303.28
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
$33.49
SEK367.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,937.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
$965.24
SEK10,598.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
$144.54
SEK1,587.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,887.11
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
$7.30
SEK80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$4.27
SEK46.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
$6.56
SEK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
$39.99
SEK439.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
$15.61
SEK171.42
|
|
pay 90.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
$90.26
SEK991.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
$43.14
SEK473.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.66
|
|
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