Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 55.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Canada, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
$4.66
PYG36,766
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
$4.46
PYG35,190
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
$1.04
PYG8,174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
$0.53
PYG4,161
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
$0.71
PYG5,575
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
$2.99
PYG23,577
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
$3.10
PYG24,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
$1.76
PYG13,876
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
$1.50
PYG11,828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
$0.89
PYG7,018
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
$0.36
PYG2,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$0.47
PYG3,684
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
$0.63
PYG4,991
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
$0.37
PYG2,896
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
$0.40
PYG3,131
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
$3.96
PYG31,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
$22.39
PYG176,474
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
$14,660.35
PYG115,548,711
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
$11.73
PYG92,439
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
$17.61
PYG138,834
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
$353.18
PYG2,783,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
$251.56
PYG1,982,711
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
$42.46
PYG334,652
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
$199.91
PYG1,575,664
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
$2,432.29
PYG19,170,582
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
$1.13
PYG8,929
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
$1.94
PYG15,269
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
$1.47
PYG11,555
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
$28.55
PYG225,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
$5.16
PYG40,705
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Canada
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
$57.31
PYG451,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
$27.99
PYG220,593
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
$68.72
PYG541,610
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
$68.86
PYG542,729
|
|
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