Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 15.2% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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