Cairo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$189	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$271
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	84	14
😀 Quality of life	60	55
🏙️ Population	9.61M	224K

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6325th ($473 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Suriname, respectively. Check Egypt vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5895th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Paramaribo

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	Cairo	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$1874

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620