Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 54.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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