Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 4.2% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$4.46
PYG33,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$1.04
PYG7,813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$0.53
PYG3,977
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$0.71
PYG5,328
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$2.99
PYG22,534
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$3.10
PYG23,325
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$1.76
PYG13,262
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$1.50
PYG11,305
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$0.89
PYG6,708
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$0.36
PYG2,678
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$0.47
PYG3,521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$0.63
PYG4,771
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$0.37
PYG2,768
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$0.40
PYG2,992
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$3.96
PYG29,864
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$22.39
PYG168,669
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$14,660.35
PYG110,437,887
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$11.73
PYG88,350
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$17.61
PYG132,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$353.18
PYG2,660,549
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$251.56
PYG1,895,014
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$42.46
PYG319,850
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$199.91
PYG1,505,971
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,322,649
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$1.13
PYG8,534
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$1.94
PYG14,594
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$1.47
PYG11,044
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$28.55
PYG215,067
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$5.16
PYG38,904
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$57.31
PYG431,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$27.99
PYG210,836
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$68.72
PYG517,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$68.86
PYG518,723
|
|
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