Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 25.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$4.96
R$24.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$6.29
R$31.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$1.02
R$5.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$0.63
R$3.14
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$1.39
R$6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$4.04
R$20.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$3.80
R$19.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$1.92
R$9.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$1.81
R$9.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$0.74
R$3.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.49
R$2.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
$0.44
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$0.70
R$3.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$0.47
R$2.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.45
R$2.26
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$4.69
R$23.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$43.51
R$217.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$19,854.65
R$99,328.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$7.69
R$38.49
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$19.91
R$99.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
$281.83
R$1,409.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
$182.14
R$911.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$58.55
R$292.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$251.18
R$1,256.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$5,814.17
R$29,087.15
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$1.62
R$8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$1.57
R$7.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$2.32
R$11.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$23.14
R$115.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
$5.80
R$29.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$43.10
R$215.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$40.84
R$204.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$70.61
R$353.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$54.94
R$274.86
|
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