Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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