Egypt vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$145
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
80
🌐 English speaking %
40%
89%
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
41
94
🏙️ Population
117M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 77% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 24th 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 128th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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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
$4.58
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$7091

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K