Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 52.4% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Maldives

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

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Maldives vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG38,442	$6.00 MVR92.74	-8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG38,108	$9.57 MVR147.88	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,961	$1.63 MVR25.12	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,343	$0.30 MVR4.59	-48.0%
Average			+7.8%

Paraguay vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,227	$1.65 MVR25.57	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG27,147	$3.48 MVR53.75	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG26,395	$6.83 MVR105.52	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,967	$1.87 MVR28.89	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,430	$2.76 MVR42.72	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG7,098	$1.80 MVR27.83	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,292	$1.39 MVR21.40	+146.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,946	$1.59 MVR24.56	+215.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,383	$1.22 MVR18.83	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,172	$0.75 MVR11.63	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,714	$0.69 MVR10.63	+48.3%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG27,203	$3.81 MVR58.81	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG221K	$30.82 MVR476.23	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG100M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+89.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG80,829	$17.52 MVR270.70	+26.8%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Paraguay	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG123K	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+248.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+115.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+115.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG195K	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+155.9%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG799K	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	+35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	-33.0%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,524	$4.87 MVR75.19	+234.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,531	$3.55 MVR54.82	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,527	$13.95 MVR215.56	+756.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG193K	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+114.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG45,128	$9.73 MVR150.39	+26.2%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG371K	$39.51 MVR610.41	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG284K	$49.63 MVR766.77	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG603K	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG382K	$52.50 MVR811.17	-19.6%
Average			-18.9%

Paraguay vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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