Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 55.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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