Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
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