Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.7 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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