Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 24.8% cheaper than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.5% less in Paraguay
- Groceries
-
pay 25.1% less in Paraguay
- Transportation
-
pay 4.5% less in Paraguay
- Housing
-
pay 19.3% less in Paraguay
- Childcare
-
pay 39.7% less in Paraguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.5% less in Paraguay
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% less in Paraguay
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Paraguay.
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.46
PYG3,704
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$1.67
PYG13,339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$1.29
PYG10,288
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.82
PYG6,578
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.32
PYG2,587
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.37
PYG2,977
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.64
PYG5,097
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.42
PYG3,347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.40
PYG3,174
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$8.90
PYG71,070
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$28.63
PYG228,669
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$25.68
PYG205,089
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.77
PYG38,073
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$50.85
PYG406,116
|
|
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