Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 25.3% cheaper than Asuncion.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 16.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 53.9% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 50.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.8% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 18.3% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,958
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG36,507
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG7,049
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG4,029
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,356
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,887
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG25,122
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,942
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,684
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,291
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,584
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,400
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,853
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,921
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,692
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,984
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG202,818
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG118,648,505
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG70,986
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG135,099
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,397,201
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,704,239
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG272,804
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,429,867
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,828,329
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,648
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,937
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG10,141
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG213,973
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG40,564
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG403,608
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG251,494
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG566,200
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG405,636
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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