Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 21.4% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Oman, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Oman
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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