Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 57.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Norway, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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