Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 97.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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