Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 56.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.00
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.54
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.91
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.16
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.13
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.61
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.67
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.96
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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