Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 82.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 84.6% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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