Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 30.0% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,766
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,190
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,174
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,161
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,575
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,577
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,405
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,876
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,828
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,018
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,802
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,684
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,991
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,896
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,131
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,246
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,474
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,548,711
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,439
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,834
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,783,674
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,982,711
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG334,652
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,575,664
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,170,582
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,929
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,269
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,555
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,020
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,705
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG451,690
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,593
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG541,610
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG542,729
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
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