Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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