Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 13.0% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
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