Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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