Cost of Living Comparison

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Paraguay is 53.4% cheaper than Germany.

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

pay 69.5% less for restaurants

	Germany	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.21 €10.71	$4.12 ₲22,794	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.19 €8.06	$3.78 ₲20,930	-58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.31	$0.76 ₲4,194	-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 €2.01	$0.43 ₲2,356	-81.4%
Average			-69.5%

Germany vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Germany	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.37	$0.56 ₲3,122	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 €4.07	$2.40 ₲13,284	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 €3.13	$2.82 ₲15,606	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 €2.20	$1.52 ₲8,439	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.72 €3.26	$1.22 ₲6,743	-67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.04	$0.79 ₲4,360	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.28 ₲1,567	-66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.87	$0.44 ₲2,427	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.09	$0.68 ₲3,747	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$0.51 ₲2,841	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$0.43 ₲2,373	-36.0%
Average			-45.3%

Germany vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Germany	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.30 €5.53	$3.39 ₲18,765	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.83 €69.13	$28.63 ₲158,564	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,426.33 €22,296.37	$13,742.82 ₲76,110,509	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.42 €20.53	$12.25 ₲67,865	-47.7%
Average			-50.9%

Germany vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Germany	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.52 €32.91	$28.21 ₲156,227	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.30 €643.91	$301.43 ₲1,669,395	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.91 €485.72	$213.39 ₲1,181,794	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.90 €170.91	$41.62 ₲230,480	-78.6%
Average			-55.9%

Germany vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Germany	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.14 €301.78	$155.88 ₲863,290	-54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,791.33 €12,970.53	$2,955.34 ₲16,367,283	-80.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.05 €3.55	$1.00 ₲5,550	-75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 €2.79	$1.82 ₲10,073	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.74 €6.78	$1.72 ₲9,514	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.60 €31.21	$27.68 ₲153,278	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 €11.14	$5.73 ₲31,713	-54.9%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Germany	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.50 €74.10	$45.45 ₲251,720	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.41 €36.31	$40.80 ₲225,953	-1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.35 €82.74	$72.57 ₲401,898	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.93 €102.54	$57.74 ₲319,770	-50.6%
Average			-30.4%

Germany vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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