Egypt vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$118
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
82
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
89%
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
36
92
🏙️ Population
94.8M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 77% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Egypt ranked 197th vs 31st 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 132nd and 10th 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
$3.54
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K