Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 3.1 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
?? |
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
?? | |
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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