Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Moldova

Moldova vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 0.8% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Moldova
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 39.7% more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Moldova

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

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Moldova vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$9.35 MDL167.98	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$8.74 MDL157.06	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.02 MDL18.32	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.67 MDL12.05	+17.4%
Average			+32.0%

Paraguay vs. Moldova - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$0.51 MDL9.13	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$3.87 MDL69.59	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$4.41 MDL79.21	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$2.31 MDL41.48	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$2.20 MDL39.50	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$0.45 MDL8.11	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.93 MDL16.65	+64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.87 MDL15.67	+73.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$1.04 MDL18.65	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.31 MDL5.63	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.23 MDL4.22	-49.4%
Average			-17.5%

Paraguay vs. Moldova - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Paraguay	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$6.15 MDL110.50	+32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$17.07 MDL306.73	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$32,274.90 MDL580K	+88.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$4.30 MDL77.27	-68.9%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Paraguay	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$10.64 MDL191.11	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	-12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	+303.6%
Average			+6.4%

Paraguay vs. Moldova - Cost of housing

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pay 39.7% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$219.48 MDL3,943.33	+60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	+21.4%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$1.50 MDL26.88	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$1.77 MDL31.77	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$3.38 MDL60.81	+107.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$31.66 MDL568.73	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$6.45 MDL115.91	-16.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$52.78 MDL948.25	-16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$38.13 MDL685.02	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	+1.9%
Average			-12.1%

Paraguay vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

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