Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 28.6% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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