Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 23.0% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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