Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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