Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 17.8% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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