Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 81.4% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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