Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 45.1% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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