Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 33.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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