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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 85.1% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 88.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 61.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 45.2% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,849	$3.58 F CFA2,004	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG34,623	$11.18 F CFA6,262	+116.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,547	$0.84 F CFA473	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,265	$0.84 F CFA471	+72.8%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,956	$0.52 F CFA292	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,417	$11.63 F CFA6,512	+233.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,614	$9.04 F CFA5,066	+157.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,120	$2.26 F CFA1,265	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,120	$3.96 F CFA2,219	+162.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,317	$1.82 F CFA1,017	+92.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,718	$0.52 F CFA289	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,707	$1.02 F CFA570	+152.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,921	$0.92 F CFA514	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,064	$0.76 F CFA425	+66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,747	$0.79 F CFA443	+93.2%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,213	$5.92 F CFA3,318	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,759	$49.19 F CFA27,551	+72.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	$30,855.61 F CFA17,282,121	+100.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,726	$16.10 F CFA9,017	+117.2%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG112,632	$43.08 F CFA24,128	+156.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	$593.76 F CFA332,563	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	$371.16 F CFA207,886	+24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG184,904	$154.37 F CFA86,463	+460.2%
Average			+173.0%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG811,528	$295.14 F CFA165,307	+144.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	$3,311.61 F CFA1,854,822	+12.3%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,930	$1.07 F CFA601	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,206	$2.01 F CFA1,127	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,460	$1.79 F CFA1,002	+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG179,058	$80.64 F CFA45,168	+202.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG36,816	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+63.0%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 61.8% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG370,122	$83.47 F CFA46,754	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,798	$47.70 F CFA26,716	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,711	$89.44 F CFA50,093	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,297	$141.31 F CFA79,147	+155.3%
Average			+61.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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