Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 22.8% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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