Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.2 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 82.1% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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