Cost of living comparison
Niger is 80.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Niger instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
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