Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.6% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
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