Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 18.2% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA498
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 7.9% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA664
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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