Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 72.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 69.6% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
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