Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.8 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Canada instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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