Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 59.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF263
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 67.7% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF456
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF894
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF185
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF341
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF332
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF314
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF169
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF557
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF924
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF580
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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