Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 54.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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