Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 52.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Germany, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.99
|
$4.18
₲30,404
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.81
|
$4.53
₲32,937
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.01
₲7,317
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.21
|
$0.59
₲4,270
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.72
₲5,200
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.22
₲23,373
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$2.98
₲21,650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.79
₲13,029
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.69
₲12,271
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.83
₲6,052
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.44
₲3,204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.52
₲3,782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.63
₲4,551
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.35
₲2,551
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.33
₲2,424
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.19
₲30,479
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.58
|
$23.43
₲170,260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,248.58
|
$15,340.40
₲111,479,718
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.45
|
$12.04
₲87,461
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.41
|
$20.67
₲150,198
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.14
|
$339.07
₲2,464,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.44
|
$217.13
₲1,577,888
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.71
|
$43.32
₲314,841
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.08
|
$156.19
₲1,135,066
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,098.82
|
$2,231.33
₲16,215,232
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$1.19
₲8,614
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.09
₲15,179
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.49
|
$1.88
₲13,682
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.46
|
$28.67
₲208,367
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.27
|
$5.58
₲40,538
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.41
|
$38.87
₲282,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.97
|
$31.15
₲226,338
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.51
|
$74.77
₲543,383
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.92
|
$74.96
₲544,730
|
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