Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 63.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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