Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 88.2% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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