Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 26.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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