Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 8.1% cheaper than Fiji.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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