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Ciudad Del Este vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 61.6% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% less in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 72.7% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.0% less in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Ciudad Del Este

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ciudad Del Este.

Ciudad Del Este vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Del Este instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 73.0% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.58	$2.80 PYG18,235	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.05	$4.69 PYG30,543	-59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.69	$0.89 PYG5,790	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.89	$0.52 PYG3,382	-76.3%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.47	$1.10 PYG7,151	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.24	$3.46 PYG22,490	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.97	$3.18 PYG20,708	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.89	$1.79 PYG11,670	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.49	$1.39 PYG9,078	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.01	$0.76 PYG4,963	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.39 PYG2,543	-61.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$0.44 PYG2,895	-62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.08	$0.49 PYG3,205	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.30 PYG1,964	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$0.35 PYG2,264	-65.5%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.09	$3.61 PYG23,485	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,176.98	$15,411.13 PYG100M	-60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.97	$7.41 PYG48,231	-54.3%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 72.7% less for housing

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.73	$14.94 PYG97,253	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,326.49	$350.25 PYG2M	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €963.09	$252.18 PYG2M	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.38	$31.70 PYG206K	-79.4%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €579.49	$163.92 PYG1M	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,293.58	$1,541.11 PYG10M	-88.3%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.87	$1.40 PYG9,117	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.76	$1.87 PYG12,157	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.03	$1.12 PYG7,294	-84.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.95	$23.35 PYG152K	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.05	$4.55 PYG29,632	-61.0%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €85.12	$55.16 PYG359K	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.52	$37.83 PYG246K	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.53	$78.06 PYG508K	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €107.98	$55.34 PYG360K	-55.9%
Average			-34.0%

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