Paraguay vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paraguay Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$283
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1560
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$24.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$439
💸 GDP per capita
$6260
$4139
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
48
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
35
43
🏙️ Population
6.81M
200K

The average cost of living in Paraguay ($580) is 12% less expensive than in Samoa ($661). Paraguay ranked 166th vs 155th for Samoa in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Paraguay compared to 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 134th and 99th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Paraguay vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Paraguay and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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.

Paraguay Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.86%
11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.26
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.47
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2948
$4397

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In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$661
37.7K
Manase
$661
161