Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 50.3% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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