Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.8 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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