Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 53.6% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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