Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 41.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Japan, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Paraguay
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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