Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 53.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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