Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 57.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
|
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