Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 81.0% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 96.9% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 76.3% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Paraguay

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Paraguay are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

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Paraguay vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 84.9% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP204.28	$4.00 PYG24,226	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP253.18	$5.16 PYG31,241	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP18.31	$0.83 PYG5,005	+128.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.95	$0.49 PYG2,946	+209.5%
Average			+84.9%

Egypt vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.9% more for groceries

	Egypt	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP28.13	$1.04 PYG6,276	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP76.37	$3.49 PYG21,130	+131.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP167.16	$3.52 PYG21,307	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP72.46	$1.81 PYG10,936	+26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP103.56	$1.51 PYG9,131	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP32.75	$0.94 PYG5,700	+45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP14.48	$0.41 PYG2,452	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.75	$0.40 PYG2,442	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.89	$0.73 PYG4,440	+369.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.05	$0.46 PYG2,764	+154.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.56	$0.41 PYG2,479	+141.8%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP65.70	$3.61 PYG21,848	+177.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP376.78	$28.58 PYG173K	+283.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP2M	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP156.87	$7.41 PYG44,868	+138.8%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Egypt	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP631.46	$16.79 PYG102K	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,938.10	$394.03 PYG2M	+150.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,310.70	$298.30 PYG2M	+249.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP670.22	$27.56 PYG167K	+107.9%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 76.3% more for childcare

	Egypt	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,609.00	$120.95 PYG732K	+69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP81,320.21	$2,948.66 PYG18M	+83.3%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP84.62	$1.33 PYG8,058	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP71.02	$1.82 PYG11,013	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP100.65	$1.26 PYG7,633	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,098.99	$26.69 PYG162K	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP164.14	$5.49 PYG33,220	+69.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,240.80	$55.16 PYG334K	+124.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,257.91	$37.83 PYG229K	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,845.70	$78.06 PYG473K	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,345.81	$55.34 PYG335K	+19.3%
Average			+24.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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