Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 42.5% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR165.12
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR89.47
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.03
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.35
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR22.91
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR144.92
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR81.42
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.10
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.08
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.23
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.15
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.35
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.43
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.86
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.50
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR66.86
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR272.89
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR329,367.92
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR393.12
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,654.61
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR10,929.12
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR10,962.44
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,246.06
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,514.28
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,308.62
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.09
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR56.83
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR148.01
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR949.75
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR108.14
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR596.22
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR848.20
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,128.78
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,052.72
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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