Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 21.4% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Dominica

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dominica are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Dominica. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$7.40 EC$20.00	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$6.57 EC$17.75	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$2.47 EC$6.67	+142.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$2.22 EC$6.00	+288.6%
Average			+32.4%

Paraguay vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Paraguay	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$2.10 EC$5.67	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$1.20 EC$3.25	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$12.61 EC$34.07	+179.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$5.60 EC$15.13	+152.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$5.09 EC$13.76	+160.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$2.91 EC$7.86	+139.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$1.07 EC$2.90	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$2.03 EC$5.49	+303.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$2.33 EC$6.30	+153.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$1.62 EC$4.37	+198.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$1.37 EC$3.71	+196.0%
Average			+106.7%

Paraguay vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$5.39 EC$14.58	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$53.13 EC$143.58	+40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+105.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$29.23 EC$79.00	+111.6%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Paraguay	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$70.92 EC$191.67	+238.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$283.68 EC$766.67	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$203.51 EC$550.00	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$108.58 EC$293.44	+226.2%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$129.51 EC$350.00	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-0.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$1.85 EC$5.00	+27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$4.13 EC$11.17	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$7.40 EC$20.00	+354.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$46.25 EC$125.00	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$8.33 EC$22.50	+7.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$55.50 EC$150.00	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$37.00 EC$100.00	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$74.00 EC$200.00	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$92.51 EC$250.00	+41.6%
Average			-9.2%

Paraguay vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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