Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 49.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 52.3% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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