Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$4.66
PYG36,224
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$4.66
PYG36,224
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.06
|
$1.08
PYG8,395
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.93
|
$0.55
PYG4,255
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.97
|
$0.71
PYG5,493
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.37
|
$2.99
PYG23,230
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.96
|
$3.27
PYG25,367
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.83
|
$1.82
PYG14,095
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.39
|
$1.67
PYG13,003
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.90
|
$1.06
PYG8,196
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.54
|
$0.36
PYG2,761
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.41
|
$0.51
PYG3,973
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$0.80
PYG6,197
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.20
|
$0.45
PYG3,477
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.72
|
$0.46
PYG3,599
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.46
|
$3.96
PYG30,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP310.01
|
$22.39
PYG173,877
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,653,401.29
|
$14,660.35
PYG113,848,256
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.51
|
$11.73
PYG91,079
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP376.32
|
$18.79
PYG145,933
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,408.68
|
$439.81
PYG3,415,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,683.57
|
$343.19
PYG2,665,084
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP694.20
|
$42.88
PYG332,978
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,798.31
|
$199.91
PYG1,552,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,703.44
|
$3,398.54
PYG26,392,096
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$1.33
PYG10,350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.62
|
$2.19
PYG17,026
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$1.87
PYG14,490
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP825.50
|
$30.44
PYG236,420
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.01
|
$6.00
PYG46,574
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,667.00
|
$57.31
PYG445,043
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,020.54
|
$27.99
PYG217,347
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,353.10
|
$68.72
PYG533,697
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,421.97
|
$68.86
PYG534,742
|
|
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