Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 0.5% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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