Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.2 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Japan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$6.87
¥1,070
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$5.20
¥809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.13
¥177
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.58
¥247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$6.69
¥1,042
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$5.53
¥861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.87
¥291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$3.14
¥489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$2.55
¥397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$1.34
¥209
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$2.07
¥322
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$2.14
¥334
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$1.37
¥214
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.98
¥152
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$4.79
¥746
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$77.51
¥12,074
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$26.34
¥4,103
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$586.71
¥91,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$401.57
¥62,554
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$343.45
¥53,501
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$3.03
¥472
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$3.16
¥493
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$61.62
¥9,600
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$13.07
¥2,036
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$90.53
¥14,103
|
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