Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 39.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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