Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.8 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
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pay 46.6% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
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