Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Italy instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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