Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.4% cheaper than Sweden overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 76.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 33.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.0% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 13.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK116.36
|
$4.06
EGP208.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK92.30
|
$4.71
EGP241.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK19.93
|
$0.33
EGP17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK18.82
|
$0.12
EGP6.28
|
|
pay 66.9% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK24.27
|
$0.65
EGP33.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK50.62
|
$1.59
EGP81.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK53.06
|
$3.40
EGP174.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK36.51
|
$1.45
EGP74.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK45.66
|
$1.96
EGP100.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK11.63
|
$0.68
EGP35.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK10.31
|
$0.23
EGP11.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK11.08
|
$0.16
EGP8.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK16.89
|
$0.19
EGP9.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.58
|
$0.22
EGP11.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK6.85
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK64.79
|
$1.01
EGP52.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK664.92
|
$8.12
EGP416.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK262,153.97
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,860,883.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK209.57
|
$2.50
EGP128.05
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK295.71
|
$9.69
EGP497.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,022.83
|
$208.74
EGP10,705.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,264.39
|
$129.60
EGP6,646.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK755.42
|
$13.65
EGP700.15
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,193.82
|
$87.26
EGP4,475.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK30,615.50
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,926.71
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK64.85
|
$1.42
EGP72.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK36.95
|
$1.54
EGP78.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK62.57
|
$1.83
EGP93.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK377.83
|
$18.55
EGP951.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK139.00
|
$3.04
EGP156.16
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK772.25
|
$37.28
EGP1,911.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK347.19
|
$49.39
EGP2,533.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK824.25
|
$97.57
EGP5,004.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,221.78
|
$53.60
EGP2,749.03
|
|
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