Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.6 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$18.79
£15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$5.70
£4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$6.94
£5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$3.13
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.71
£2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$2.68
£2.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.67
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.95
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 88.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$6.41
£5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$50.62
£40.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$24.01
£19.41
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$5.68
£4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$3.84
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$74.46
£60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$9.24
£7.47
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$101.62
£82.16
|
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