Paraguay vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary
Paraguay vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ecuador, you would:

pay 18.5% less for restaurants

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.39
 
$3.28
PYG26,228
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.83
 
$4.41
PYG35,197
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
 
$0.80
PYG6,397

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$1.64
 
$0.64
PYG5,098
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.00
 
$2.72
PYG21,688
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
 
$3.00
PYG23,971

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
 
$3.51
PYG28,018
Monthly public transit pass $24.42
 
$25.43
PYG203,058
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,111.11
 
$14,874.44
PYG118,789,013

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pay 19.3% less for housing

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.71
 
$16.38
PYG130,822
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $344.59
 
$340.08
PYG2,715,903
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $278.18
 
$261.33
PYG2,086,986

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.49
 
$130.10
PYG1,038,981
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.83
 
$3,042.69
PYG24,299,291

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
 
$1.02
PYG8,122
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
 
$1.65
PYG13,215
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.97
 
$1.06
PYG8,461

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

 
Ecuador
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.26
 
$50.60
PYG404,086
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.74
 
$31.53
PYG251,792
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.54
 
$70.98
PYG566,871

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