Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 10.6% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Peru, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Peru
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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