Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 43.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
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