Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.0% cheaper than Malmo.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Malmo, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
SEK25.00
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
SEK19.04
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 70.4% less for groceries
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.69
SEK29.26
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.84
SEK63.47
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
SEK66.71
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
SEK43.99
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
SEK54.94
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.89
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
SEK13.76
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
SEK13.64
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
SEK23.10
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
SEK7.45
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SEK7.99
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
SEK75.94
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.87
SEK628.68
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.67
SEK268.00
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.76
SEK366.73
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.68
SEK9,556.72
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$686.25
SEK7,455.39
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.01
SEK956.17
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.55
SEK1,516.09
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,955.39
SEK75,562.53
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.42
SEK80.60
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
SEK46.60
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
SEK70.53
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
SEK398.34
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.07
SEK163.72
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Malmo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.39
SEK992.82
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.41
SEK428.19
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.58
SEK994.91
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.42
SEK1,525.50
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
|
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