Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 13.1% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$4.18
₲30,404
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$4.53
₲32,937
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.01
₲7,317
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.59
₲4,270
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.72
₲5,200
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.22
₲23,373
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$2.98
₲21,650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.79
₲13,029
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.69
₲12,271
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.83
₲6,052
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.44
₲3,204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.52
₲3,782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.63
₲4,551
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.35
₲2,551
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.33
₲2,424
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.19
₲30,479
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$23.43
₲170,260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$15,340.40
₲111,479,718
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$12.04
₲87,461
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$20.67
₲150,198
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$339.07
₲2,464,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$217.13
₲1,577,888
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$43.32
₲314,841
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$156.19
₲1,135,066
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$2,231.33
₲16,215,232
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.19
₲8,614
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.09
₲15,179
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.88
₲13,682
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$28.67
₲208,367
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$5.58
₲40,538
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$38.87
₲282,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$31.15
₲226,338
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$74.77
₲543,383
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$74.96
₲544,730
|
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