Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£154.82
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.09
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.97
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£82.54
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£163.60
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£114.67
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.98
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.28
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.52
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.46
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.16
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.77
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£58.89
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.02
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.41
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£81.56
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£947.40
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£185.78
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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