Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 36.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 4.4% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,428
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG34,867
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,099
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,123
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,524
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,360
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,181
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,748
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,719
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,954
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,776
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,650
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,946
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,869
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG30,959
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG174,856
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG114,488,966
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG91,591
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG137,560
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,758,143
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,964,527
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG331,583
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 81.6% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,561,213
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,994,760
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,847
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,129
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,449
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG222,956
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,331
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG447,548
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG218,570
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG536,642
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG537,751
|
$81.02
|
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