Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 28.9% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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