Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 86.6% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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