Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 3.4 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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