Cost of living comparison
Greece is 73.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Greece instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
₲29,972
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
₲32,645
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
₲6,197
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₲3,309
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
₲5,182
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
₲18,982
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₲19,687
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₲10,067
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₲9,905
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
₲5,179
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₲2,630
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₲3,275
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
₲4,636
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₲3,145
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₲2,351
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
₲27,045
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.48
₲167,842
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,301.71
₲118,638,522
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.38
₲84,920
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.51
₲140,639
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.82
₲2,179,316
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.64
₲1,382,629
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.91
₲253,071
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.15
₲981,578
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,402.06
₲23,328,080
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
₲8,492
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₲12,988
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.62
₲11,107
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.76
₲204,071
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
₲49,953
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.17
₲337,183
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
₲262,254
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.70
₲519,094
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.18
₲460,678
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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