Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 12.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 59.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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