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
₲30,885
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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