Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 64.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.88
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.04
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.53
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.44
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.70
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.43
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.65
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.51
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.85
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,232.68
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.35
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.80
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,438.69
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,310.49
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.45
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,582.91
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,810.42
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.73
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.49
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.29
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.49
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.96
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.92
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.60
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.02
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.30
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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