Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.2 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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