Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.7% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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