Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 34.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
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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