Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 24.6% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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