Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 46.5% cheaper than Umea.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.6% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 58.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 65.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 15.9% more in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Umea, you would:
pay 77.6% less for restaurants
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.47
SEK121.95
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.09
SEK108.40
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
SEK31.62
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
SEK28.61
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
SEK28.00
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.93
SEK48.18
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
SEK55.48
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
SEK38.48
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.33
SEK42.34
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
SEK11.58
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
SEK7.79
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SEK12.02
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
SEK20.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SEK5.74
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SEK7.24
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
SEK64.11
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.42
SEK483.27
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK279,125.06
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.57
SEK347.78
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.07
SEK225.60
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$554.26
SEK5,419.90
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.59
SEK4,337.73
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.33
SEK433.46
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.29
SEK736.20
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.39
SEK72.27
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
SEK34.63
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
SEK59.17
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.22
SEK412.89
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
SEK135.50
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Umea
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.38
SEK903.32
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.14
SEK255.64
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
SEK903.32
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.09
SEK1,174.31
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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