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Paraguay vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 5.3% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 37.7% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Paraguay

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Paraguay are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Burundi	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,039	$4.00 PYG25,815	+47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,418	$5.16 PYG33,290	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,046	$0.83 PYG5,333	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,285	$0.49 PYG3,139	-56.0%
Average			-6.3%

Burundi vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Burundi	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,048	$1.04 PYG6,688	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,287	$3.49 PYG22,515	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,193	$3.52 PYG22,704	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,084	$1.81 PYG11,653	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,282	$1.51 PYG9,730	-66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,899	$0.94 PYG6,074	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.41 PYG2,613	+84.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,326	$0.40 PYG2,602	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,794	$0.73 PYG4,732	+21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.46 PYG2,946	+107.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF784	$0.41 PYG2,641	+55.1%
Average			-0.1%

Burundi vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.7% less for transportation

	Burundi	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,207	$3.61 PYG23,280	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF89,054	$28.58 PYG184K	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,411.13 PYG99M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103K	$7.41 PYG47,810	-78.7%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Burundi	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204K	$16.79 PYG108K	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1M	$394.03 PYG3M	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF330K	$298.30 PYG2M	+168.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$27.56 PYG178K
Average			+24.8%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Burundi	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314K	$120.95 PYG780K	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31M	$2,948.66 PYG19M	-72.2%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,044	$1.33 PYG8,586	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,184	$1.82 PYG11,736	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,199	$1.26 PYG8,134	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,499	$26.69 PYG172K	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,031	$5.49 PYG35,398	+223.8%
Average			+16.7%

Burundi vs. Paraguay - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.16 PYG356K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.83 PYG244K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.06 PYG504K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.34 PYG357K

Burundi vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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