Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 17.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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