Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 11.2% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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