Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 56.6% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Australia, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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