Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 7.0% cheaper than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.9% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 36.3% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.9% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$21.00 ERN315.00	+219.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$5.99 ERN89.85	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.00 ERN15.00	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.00 ERN15.00	+75.0%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$1.50 ERN22.50	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$6.06 ERN90.85	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$4.38 ERN65.70	+97.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$12.17 ERN182.57	+523.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$5.54 ERN83.16	+357.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.58 ERN8.69	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.91 ERN13.61	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$0.53 ERN7.94	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.82 ERN12.25	+50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.42 ERN6.35	-8.7%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$9.46 ERN141.95	+103.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$8.00 ERN120.00	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+289.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	??
Average			+34.8%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+853.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$19.12 ERN286.76	-42.6%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$25.00 ERN375.00	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-42.0%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$0.60 ERN9.00	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$0.80 ERN12.00	-73.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$27.00 ERN405.00	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$1.20 ERN18.00	-84.4%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Paraguay	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+112.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+147.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+94.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+129.6%
Average			+120.1%

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