Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 10.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 95.3% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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