Cairo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$162	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	83	14
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	9.61M	224K

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8926th and 6225th ($424 vs $869) 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 5583rd and 6243rd 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	$3.97	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$5271

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602