Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
₲29,972
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
₲32,645
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
₲6,197
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₲3,309
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
₲5,182
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
₲18,982
|
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₲19,687
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₲10,067
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₲9,905
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
₲5,179
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₲2,630
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₲3,275
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
₲4,636
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₲3,145
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₲2,351
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
₲27,045
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.48
₲167,842
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,301.71
₲118,638,522
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.38
₲84,920
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.51
₲140,639
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.82
₲2,179,316
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.64
₲1,382,629
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.91
₲253,071
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.15
₲981,578
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,402.06
₲23,328,080
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
₲8,492
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₲12,988
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.62
₲11,107
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.76
₲204,071
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
₲49,953
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.17
₲337,183
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
₲262,254
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.70
₲519,094
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.18
₲460,678
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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