Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 76.4% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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