Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 23.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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