Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 50.4% cheaper than Boras.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Boras, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.20
SEK109.33
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
SEK88.46
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
SEK15.41
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
SEK14.91
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 65.8% less for groceries
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
SEK22.37
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
SEK61.12
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
SEK58.06
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SEK38.37
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
SEK51.84
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
SEK11.59
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
SEK10.96
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.72
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
SEK15.78
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
SEK70.76
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.45
SEK690.74
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,257.25
SEK238,530.62
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.94
SEK213.68
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.45
SEK208.47
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.27
SEK656.61
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.11
SEK1,490.82
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,391.08
SEK14,908.16
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.50
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
SEK328.85
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.84
SEK159.02
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Boras
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.32
SEK925.05
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.04
SEK396.93
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.53
SEK927.29
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.35
SEK1,043.32
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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