Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 61.2% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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