Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 33.2% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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