Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,024
|
$15.13
€13.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,609
|
$9.01
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,466
|
$2.84
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,357
|
$2.40
€2.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,306
|
$2.29
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,849
|
$7.30
€6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,091
|
$5.02
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,295
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,522
|
$5.30
€4.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,176
|
$1.10
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,270
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,860
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,643
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,603
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,474
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,101
|
$7.22
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲173,732
|
$48.12
€43.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,753,172
|
$25,940.65
€23,698.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,245
|
$19.81
€18.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,261
|
$37.53
€34.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,514,302
|
$743.38
€679.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,610,067
|
$621.91
€568.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲321,261
|
$222.11
€202.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,158,214
|
$416.59
€380.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,545,916
|
$8,210.34
€7,500.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,790
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,488
|
$3.32
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,961
|
$6.20
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲212,616
|
$41.56
€37.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,365
|
$12.77
€11.66
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲288,261
|
$75.76
€69.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲230,953
|
$38.64
€35.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲554,464
|
$85.33
€77.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲555,839
|
$110.53
€100.97
|
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