Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 10.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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