Cairo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$201
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$272
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
13
😀 Quality of life
63
54
🏙️ Population
9.8M
224K

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8680th and 6461st ($506 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5610th and 6448th 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
$4.85
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1856

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643