Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,404
|
$16.63
€15.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,937
|
$9.41
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,317
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,270
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,200
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,373
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,650
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,029
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,271
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,052
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,204
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,782
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,551
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,551
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,424
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,479
|
$7.64
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲170,260
|
$113.76
€106.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,479,718
|
$32,407.58
€30,249.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,461
|
$17.14
€16.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,198
|
$52.84
€49.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,464,052
|
$1,291.60
€1,205.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,577,888
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲314,841
|
$156.48
€146.06
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,135,066
|
$893.73
€834.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,215,232
|
$8,678.25
€8,100.28
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,614
|
$5.53
€5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,179
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,682
|
$15.83
€14.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲208,367
|
$59.94
€55.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,538
|
$11.50
€10.73
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲282,500
|
$76.22
€71.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲226,338
|
$37.26
€34.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲543,383
|
$85.01
€79.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲544,730
|
$90.50
€84.48
|
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