Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Italy instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,390
|
$15.74
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,922
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,313
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,268
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 96.6% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,197
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,362
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,640
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,023
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,266
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,049
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,203
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,781
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,549
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,550
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,423
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,465
|
$8.02
€7.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲170,182
|
$38.40
€35.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,428,555
|
$25,887.08
€24,260.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,421
|
$18.65
€17.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,129
|
$30.75
€28.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,462,921
|
$608.10
€569.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,577,164
|
$488.80
€458.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲314,696
|
$151.72
€142.18
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,134,545
|
$459.30
€430.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,207,790
|
$9,604.44
€9,000.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,610
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,172
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,675
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲208,272
|
$51.79
€48.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,519
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲282,370
|
$80.37
€75.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲226,234
|
$36.54
€34.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲543,134
|
$89.56
€83.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲544,480
|
$114.84
€107.63
|
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