Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Paraguay

Ciudad Del Este vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 62.1% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Ciudad Del Este

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

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Ciudad Del Este vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$6.00 PYG37,571	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$5.83 PYG36,498	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.96	$0.94 PYG5,904	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.06	$0.57 PYG3,578	-75.2%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.41	$1.48 PYG9,238	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.49	$4.57 PYG28,626	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.71	$4.22 PYG26,413	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.72	$2.19 PYG13,740	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.79	$1.71 PYG10,688	-59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.93 PYG5,843	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.57 PYG3,582	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$0.43 PYG2,678	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$0.56 PYG3,490	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.40 PYG2,516	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.43 PYG2,666	-56.1%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.17	$4.59 PYG28,729	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €33.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.21	$13.81 PYG86,521	-12.8%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.28	$18.85 PYG118K	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,337.99	$342.78 PYG2M	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,071.07	$257.08 PYG2M	-78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €129.28	$38.14 PYG239K	-73.5%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €599.73	$183.39 PYG1M	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €16,023.02	$1,885.27 PYG12M	-89.4%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.52	$1.03 PYG6,441	-73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.76	$2.29 PYG14,313	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.03	$1.37 PYG8,588	-79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.46	$29.42 PYG184K	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$6.00 PYG37,571	-46.4%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Madrid	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.60	$63.41 PYG397K	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.56	$32.55 PYG204K	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.78	$96.88 PYG607K	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €101.17	$54.84 PYG344K	-51.4%
Average			-30.0%

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