Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 76.2% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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