Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 51.2% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 98.4% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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