Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 6.0% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Jordan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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