Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.3% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.01
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.47
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.87
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.13
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 78.2% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.63
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.80
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.01
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.37
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.63
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.87
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.95
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.47
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.26
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.01
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.73
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 79.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.21
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,007.37
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr311,559.07
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr331.29
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr355.42
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,732.25
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,277.23
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,022.02
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,457.78
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr90,871.39
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 74.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr77.89
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.58
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.70
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr485.87
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr155.78
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr933.13
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr436.18
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,064.49
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,415.47
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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