Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 10.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
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