Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Hässleholm Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 4.0 times more expensive than Hässleholm.

Restaurants
pay 71.3% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 69.7% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 61.7% less in Cairo
Housing
pay 63.0% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 25.4 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.3% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 2.0% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Cairo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Hässleholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Hässleholm, you would:

pay 71.3% less for restaurants

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.76
SEK130.07
$4.16
EGP198.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.59
SEK100.05
$5.19
EGP247.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.32
SEK12.51
$0.38
EGP18.15

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pay 69.7% less for groceries

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
SEK27.04
$0.60
EGP28.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.38
SEK50.86
$1.88
EGP89.38
Milk (1 gallon) $6.50
SEK61.42
$3.73
EGP177.64

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pay 61.7% less for transportation

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
SEK67.11
$1.36
EGP64.90
Monthly public transit pass $73.05
SEK690.37
$6.44
EGP306.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,712.43
SEK309,165.13
$37,398.47
EGP1,782,036.92

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pay 63.0% less for housing

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.07
SEK199.11
$12.92
EGP615.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $793.99
SEK7,504.01
$213.48
EGP10,172.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $529.33
SEK5,002.67
$137.13
EGP6,534.14

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pay 25.4 times more for childcare

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $132.33
SEK1,250.67
$92.85
EGP4,424.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $44.11
SEK416.89
$2,210.79
EGP105,344.37

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
SEK35.02
$1.45
EGP69.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.59
SEK43.36
$1.62
EGP76.99
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.41
SEK70.04
$2.08
EGP99.00

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

 
Hässleholm
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.04
SEK803.70
$33.96
EGP1,618.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.11
SEK360.19
$45.38
EGP2,162.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$60.34
SEK570.30
$117.30
EGP5,589.12

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