Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 54.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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