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Egypt

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 76.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 84.6% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Paramaribo

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

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Paramaribo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$13.20 SRD496.97	+176.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$10.99 SRD413.72	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$1.39 SRD52.25	+292.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.84 SRD31.47	+473.7%
Average			+167.9%

Cairo vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.37 SRD51.65	+80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$5.90 SRD222.10	+176.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$6.81 SRD256.22	+90.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$3.04 SRD114.28	+156.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.78 SRD104.74	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$2.20 SRD82.78	+169.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$1.39 SRD52.42	+301.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$1.69 SRD63.71	+542.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$2.71 SRD101.97	+1018.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.61 SRD22.95	+236.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.89 SRD33.38	+351.8%
Average			+219.5%

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pay 84.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$4.36 SRD164.08	+159.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$14.40 SRD542.03	+654.0%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+123.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	+38.4%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-51.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.64 SRD99.39	+78.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$2.83 SRD106.37	+59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$5.68 SRD213.70	+183.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$13.54 SRD509.72	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.00 SRD188.21	+4.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$21.08 SRD793.55	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+73.3%
Average			-23.6%

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