Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 18.1% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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