Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 48.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Italy, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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