Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 7.5% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 56.9% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 54.6% less in Paraguay

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

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Paraguay vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$6.57 PYG37,579	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.51 PYG37,252	+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.02 PYG5,827	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.57 PYG3,268	-42.9%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.41 PYG8,043
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.64 PYG26,538	+209.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$4.51 PYG25,803	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.22 PYG12,676	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$1.95 PYG11,173	-84.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.21 PYG6,939	-78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.56 PYG3,218	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.50 PYG2,880	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$0.92 PYG5,262	+73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.54 PYG3,100	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.46 PYG2,653	+9.5%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.65 PYG26,593	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$37.71 PYG216K	+371.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-74.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.81 PYG79,014
Average			-25.8%

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pay 56.9% more for housing

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$20.97 PYG120K	-89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$483.98 PYG3M	+93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$343.10 PYG2M	+71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$33.29 PYG190K	+74.1%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$136.54 PYG781K	+446.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$4,480.72 PYG26M	+72.3%
Average			+206.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$1.46 PYG8,333	+142.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.00 PYG17,137	+274.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.63 PYG9,313
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$32.98 PYG189K	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$7.71 PYG44,114	+542.7%
Average			+189.5%

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$63.41 PYG363K	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$48.55 PYG278K	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$102.99 PYG589K	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$65.32 PYG374K	-56.5%
Average			-54.6%

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