Egypt vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Egypt Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$143
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
80
🌐 English speaking %
40%
89%
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
117M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 76% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Egypt ranked 195th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 129th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Egypt vs Sweden infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Egypt vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Egypt and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$6191

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Sweden

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K