Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 48.9% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,402
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,930
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,414
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,274
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,080
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,421
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,290
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,142
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,899
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,452
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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