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Paraguay vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 14.3% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 7.5% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 32.5% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Paraguay

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Paraguay are more expensive than in Ciudad Del Este.

Paraguay vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 PYG18,235	$4.00 PYG26,042	+42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.69 PYG30,543	$5.16 PYG33,583	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,790	$0.83 PYG5,380	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,382	$0.49 PYG3,166	-6.4%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 PYG7,151	$1.04 PYG6,747	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 PYG22,490	$3.49 PYG22,714	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.18 PYG20,708	$3.52 PYG22,904	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 PYG11,670	$1.81 PYG11,756	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 PYG9,078	$1.51 PYG9,816	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 PYG4,963	$0.94 PYG6,128	+23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 PYG2,543	$0.41 PYG2,636	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PYG2,895	$0.40 PYG2,625	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,205	$0.73 PYG4,773	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PYG1,964	$0.46 PYG2,972	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 PYG2,264	$0.41 PYG2,664	+17.7%
Average			+13.7%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,485	$3.61 PYG23,485
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG186K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG100M	$15,411.13 PYG100M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG48,231	$7.41 PYG48,231

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pay 7.5% more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.94 PYG97,253	$16.79 PYG109K	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.25 PYG2M	$394.03 PYG3M	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.18 PYG2M	$298.30 PYG2M	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG206K	$27.56 PYG179K	-13.1%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 32.5% more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$120.95 PYG787K	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,541.11 PYG10M	$2,948.66 PYG19M	+91.3%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,117	$1.33 PYG8,662	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 PYG12,157	$1.82 PYG11,839	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.12 PYG7,294	$1.26 PYG8,206	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.35 PYG152K	$26.69 PYG174K	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.55 PYG29,632	$5.49 PYG35,710	+20.5%
Average			+7.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG359K	$55.16 PYG359K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG246K	$37.83 PYG246K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG508K	$78.06 PYG508K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG360K	$55.34 PYG360K

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