Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Australia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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