Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 16.1% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
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