Cost of living comparison
compared to
Mali vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary
Mali is 13.8% cheaper than Paraguay overall.
Mali vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mali instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
PYG37,579
|
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
PYG37,252
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
PYG5,827
|
$0.93
F CFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
PYG3,268
|
$0.68
F CFA394
|
|
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
PYG8,043
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
PYG26,538
|
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PYG25,803
|
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
PYG12,676
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
PYG11,173
|
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
PYG6,939
|
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
PYG3,218
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
PYG2,880
|
$1.28
F CFA749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
PYG5,262
|
$0.95
F CFA557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
PYG3,100
|
$0.56
F CFA326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG2,653
|
$0.52
F CFA305
|
|
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of groceries
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
PYG26,593
|
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.71
PYG216K
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,138.81
PYG98M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.81
PYG79,014
|
?? | |
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of transportation
pay 52.6% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.97
PYG120K
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$483.98
PYG3M
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.10
PYG2M
|
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.29
PYG190K
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
|
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.54
PYG781K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,480.72
PYG26M
|
?? |
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of childcare
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
PYG8,333
|
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
PYG17,137
|
$1.67
F CFA974
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PYG9,313
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
PYG189K
|
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.71
PYG44,114
|
?? | |
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.41
PYG363K
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.55
PYG278K
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.99
PYG589K
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.32
PYG374K
|
?? |
Paraguay vs. Mali - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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