Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 59.3% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 68.1% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.02
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.33
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK722.28
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK286,860.81
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.01
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK307.81
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,258.44
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,922.86
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK731.92
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,283.78
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,281.54
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK417.85
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK145.74
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK849.51
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK365.80
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK871.06
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,250.61
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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