Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 41.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Greece, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
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