Ethiopia vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2403
$1328
🏠 One person rent
$634
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1175
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$414
💸 GDP per capita
$1272
$6276
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
65.6
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
24
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
59
51
😀 Quality of life
15
36
🏙️ Population
129M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1072) is 95% more expensive than in Paraguay ($551). Ethiopia ranked 72nd vs 172nd for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.8 months in Paraguay. Ranked 177th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ethiopia Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.02%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2418
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.1
$6.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.9
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3316
$2854

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In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1180
5.7M
Gondar
$897
324K
Mekelle
$662
324K
Awasa
$886
300K
Bahir Dar
$752
243K
Jimma
$654
178K
Dessie
$838
188K
Dire Dawa
$756
277K
Jijiga
$764
126K
Harar
$718
129K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$635
462K
Ciudad del Este
$500
340K
Luque
$567
260K
San Lorenzo
$585
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
127K
Caaguazu
$405
127K
Encarnacion
$496
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$522
52.4K
Concepcion
$521
45.1K