Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 17.0% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Paraguay

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Paraguay. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

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Paraguay vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.57 PYG37,579	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$6.51 PYG37,252	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.02 PYG5,827	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.57 PYG3,268
Average			-2.1%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Guinea	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.41 PYG8,043	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.64 PYG26,538	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.51 PYG25,803	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.22 PYG12,676	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$1.95 PYG11,173	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.21 PYG6,939	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.56 PYG3,218	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.50 PYG2,880	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.92 PYG5,262	-7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.54 PYG3,100	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.46 PYG2,653	-26.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Guinea	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.65 PYG26,593	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.71 PYG216K	+32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$13.81 PYG79,014	+55.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Guinea	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$20.97 PYG120K	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$483.98 PYG3M	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$343.10 PYG2M	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$33.29 PYG190K	-74.9%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Guinea	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$136.54 PYG781K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$4,480.72 PYG26M	-29.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.46 PYG8,333	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.00 PYG17,137	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$1.63 PYG9,313	+40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$32.98 PYG189K	-63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.71 PYG44,114	+90.4%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$63.41 PYG363K	+217.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$48.55 PYG278K	+94.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$102.99 PYG589K	+243.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$65.32 PYG374K	+30.6%
Average			+129.2%

Guinea vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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