Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.8% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Chile, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Chile
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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