Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 21.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Chad, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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