Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 42.5% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
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Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
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