Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 26.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Mali, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$4.66
PYG34,999
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$4.46
PYG33,499
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.04
PYG7,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.53
PYG3,961
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$0.71
PYG5,307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$2.99
PYG22,444
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$3.10
PYG23,232
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$1.76
PYG13,209
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$1.50
PYG11,260
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
PYG6,681
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.36
PYG2,668
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.47
PYG3,507
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.63
PYG4,752
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.37
PYG2,757
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.40
PYG2,980
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$3.96
PYG29,745
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,996
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,660.35
PYG109,997,640
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.73
PYG87,998
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$17.61
PYG132,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$353.18
PYG2,649,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$251.56
PYG1,887,460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$42.46
PYG318,575
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$199.91
PYG1,499,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,432.29
PYG18,249,608
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$1.13
PYG8,500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$1.94
PYG14,536
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$1.47
PYG11,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$28.55
PYG214,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$5.16
PYG38,749
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.31
PYG429,991
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.99
PYG209,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.72
PYG515,590
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.86
PYG516,656
|
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