Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 45.9% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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