Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Germany instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,024
|
$12.84
€11.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,609
|
$9.44
€8.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,466
|
$2.65
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,357
|
$2.37
€2.17
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,306
|
$2.00
€1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,849
|
$6.74
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,091
|
$4.22
€3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,295
|
$2.93
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,522
|
$3.90
€3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,176
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,270
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,860
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,643
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,603
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,474
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,101
|
$8.31
€7.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲173,732
|
$73.47
€67.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,753,172
|
$27,050.12
€24,711.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,245
|
$21.90
€20.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,261
|
$37.93
€34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,514,302
|
$759.74
€694.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,610,067
|
$577.93
€527.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲321,261
|
$202.18
€184.70
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,158,214
|
$325.78
€297.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,545,916
|
$11,890.74
€10,862.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,790
|
$4.05
€3.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,488
|
$3.27
€2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,961
|
$8.03
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲212,616
|
$34.77
€31.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,365
|
$12.08
€11.03
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲288,261
|
$80.79
€73.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲230,953
|
$39.60
€36.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲554,464
|
$88.39
€80.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲555,839
|
$113.48
€103.67
|
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