Cost of living comparison
Greece is 92.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Greece instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,136
|
$12.71
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,731
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,936
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,282
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,874
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,214
|
$8.80
€8.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,363
|
$40.24
€36.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,166,320
|
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,569
|
$13.03
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,818
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,434
|
$429.23
€394.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,915
|
$358.56
€329.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,428
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,421
|
$341.10
€313.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,606,010
|
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,389
|
$45.22
€41.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,515
|
$8.85
€8.13
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,308
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,792
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,478
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,858
|
$99.20
€91.12
|
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