Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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