Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 32.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Japan, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥924
|
$4.66
PYG36,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥689
|
$4.46
PYG34,669
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥142
|
$1.04
PYG8,053
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥112
|
$0.53
PYG4,100
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥197
|
$0.71
PYG5,492
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥777
|
$2.99
PYG23,227
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥721
|
$3.10
PYG24,043
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥279
|
$1.76
PYG13,670
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$1.50
PYG11,653
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥270
|
$0.89
PYG6,914
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥155
|
$0.36
PYG2,761
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥247
|
$0.47
PYG3,629
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥253
|
$0.63
PYG4,917
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥156
|
$0.37
PYG2,853
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥126
|
$0.40
PYG3,084
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥585
|
$3.96
PYG30,783
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,501
|
$22.39
PYG173,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,006,223
|
$14,660.35
PYG113,837,003
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,426
|
$11.73
PYG91,070
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,691
|
$17.61
PYG136,777
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥67,374
|
$353.18
PYG2,742,437
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,104
|
$251.56
PYG1,953,339
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,004
|
$42.46
PYG329,695
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥33,735
|
$199.91
PYG1,552,323
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,515,163
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,886,594
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥365
|
$1.13
PYG8,796
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥384
|
$1.94
PYG15,043
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥542
|
$1.47
PYG11,384
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,785
|
$28.55
PYG221,686
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,622
|
$5.16
PYG40,102
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,420
|
$57.31
PYG444,999
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,640
|
$27.99
PYG217,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,430
|
$68.72
PYG533,586
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥11,986
|
$68.86
PYG534,689
|
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