Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 59.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK129.93
|
$3.96
EGP196.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.07
|
$4.84
EGP239.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.26
|
$0.31
EGP15.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.02
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 66.7% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.11
|
$0.76
EGP37.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.52
|
$1.76
EGP87.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.25
|
$3.30
EGP163.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK40.77
|
$1.54
EGP76.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK50.99
|
$1.97
EGP97.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.99
|
$0.62
EGP30.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.52
|
$0.21
EGP10.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.37
|
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.86
|
$0.18
EGP8.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.34
|
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.65
|
$0.23
EGP11.21
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.34
|
$0.98
EGP48.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK742.50
|
$12.01
EGP595.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK292,740.16
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,445,241.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK234.03
|
$2.65
EGP131.57
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK330.21
|
$7.63
EGP378.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,958.88
|
$206.11
EGP10,217.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,995.28
|
$111.12
EGP5,508.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK843.55
|
$11.85
EGP587.54
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,333.10
|
$66.57
EGP3,299.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,187.50
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,006.67
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.41
|
$1.79
EGP88.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.26
|
$1.38
EGP68.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK69.87
|
$1.85
EGP91.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK421.92
|
$21.86
EGP1,083.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK155.22
|
$2.68
EGP132.77
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK862.35
|
$23.44
EGP1,162.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK387.70
|
$48.49
EGP2,403.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK920.42
|
$97.17
EGP4,817.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,364.33
|
$36.98
EGP1,833.37
|
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