Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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