Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 29.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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