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Cairo vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 18.3% cheaper than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Cairo

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,837	$4.16 EGP197.55	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG34,608	$5.19 EGP246.93	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,545	$0.38 EGP18.11	-53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,263	$0.14 EGP6.83	-70.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,953	$0.60 EGP28.48	-42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,407	$1.88 EGP89.17	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,603	$3.73 EGP177.23	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,115	$1.45 EGP68.79	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,116	$2.06 EGP98.13	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,315	$0.74 EGP35.35	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,717	$0.34 EGP15.93	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,706	$0.28 EGP13.52	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,919	$0.13 EGP6.00	-82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,062	$0.19 EGP8.95	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,746	$0.19 EGP8.86	-54.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Paraguay	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,202	$1.36 EGP64.75	-62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,674	$6.44 EGP306.20	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	+142.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,704	$2.66 EGP126.43	-64.1%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Paraguay	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG112,583	$12.92 EGP614.01	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,642,570	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,000,523	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG184,823	$19.12 EGP909.19	-30.6%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG811,171	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19,775,034	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-25.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,926	$1.45 EGP69.14	+9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,200	$1.62 EGP76.81	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,456	$2.08 EGP98.77	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG178,980	$17.31 EGP823.09	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG36,800	$3.74 EGP177.79	-31.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG369,960	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,687	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,480	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+50.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,134	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	+11.3%
Average			+10.8%

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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: December 2025

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