Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.5% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$168.82
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$117.78
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$493.24
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$483.01
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$222.65
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$237.33
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$156.69
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$163.20
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$179.77
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$779.93
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$340.96
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$502.68
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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