Cost of living comparison

North Carolina, USA

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. North Carolina Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 58.0% cheaper than North Carolina.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 59.9% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 76.5% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Paraguay

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. North Carolina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of North Carolina, you would:

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06	$4.00 PYG24,467	-76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.47	$5.16 PYG31,551	-50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28	$0.83 PYG5,055	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82	$0.49 PYG2,975	-73.3%
Average			-66.1%

North Carolina vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.9% less for groceries

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$3.79	$1.04 PYG6,339	-72.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80	$3.49 PYG21,340	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73	$3.52 PYG21,519	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98	$1.81 PYG11,045	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20	$1.51 PYG9,222	-71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.47	$0.94 PYG5,757	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71	$0.41 PYG2,477	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.40 PYG2,467	-81.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38	$0.73 PYG4,484	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.46 PYG2,792	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.80	$0.41 PYG2,503	-77.3%
Average			-59.9%

North Carolina vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.98	$3.61 PYG22,065	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.67	$28.58 PYG175K	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,588.64	$15,411.13 PYG94M	-54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99	$7.41 PYG45,314	-62.9%
Average			-37.1%

North Carolina vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.5% less for housing

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.77	$16.79 PYG103K	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,488.15	$394.03 PYG2M	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.77	$298.30 PYG2M	-76.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.31	$27.56 PYG168K	-79.2%
Average			-76.5%

North Carolina vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,261.89	$120.95 PYG740K	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,633.15	$2,948.66 PYG18M	-88.0%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.12	$1.33 PYG8,138	-74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82	$1.82 PYG11,123	-62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.77	$1.26 PYG7,709	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.40	$26.69 PYG163K	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.98	$5.49 PYG33,550	-57.7%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	North Carolina	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.30	$55.16 PYG337K	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76	$37.83 PYG231K	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.37	$78.06 PYG477K	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01	$55.34 PYG338K	-50.1%
Average			-12.4%

North Carolina vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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