Cost of living comparison
France is 2.7 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in France instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$16.13
€15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 82.9% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$7.84
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$52.45
€49.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$18.05
€16.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$760.64
€711.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$610.71
€570.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$674.24
€630.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$37.98
€35.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$11.22
€10.49
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$122.71
€114.72
|
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