Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 10.5% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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