Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 34.1% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,024
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,609
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,466
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,357
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,306
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,849
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,091
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,295
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,522
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,176
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,270
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,860
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,643
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,603
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,474
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,101
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲173,732
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,753,172
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,245
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,261
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,514,302
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,610,067
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲321,261
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,158,214
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,545,916
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,790
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,488
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,961
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲212,616
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,365
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲288,261
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲230,953
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲554,464
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲555,839
|
$77.33
|
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