Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 52.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Canada, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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