Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 42.5% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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