Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 76.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$6.50
$995.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$5.73
$878.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$1.08
$165.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$0.75
$115.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$2.24
$343.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$6.96
$1,066.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$11.65
$1,783.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$2.75
$421.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$3.16
$484.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$3.10
$474.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$1.43
$218.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
$1.52
$233.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$1.00
$153.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$1.05
$160.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$1.15
$176.50
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$5.00
$765.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$50.10
$7,673.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$38,646.23
$5,919,744.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$24.01
$3,677.11
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$44.14
$6,761.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
$395.95
$60,650.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
$357.21
$54,716.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$92.11
$14,109.31
|
|
pay 51.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$212.08
$32,485.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$3,750.38
$574,474.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$2.19
$334.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$3.22
$493.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$9.14
$1,399.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$36.18
$5,542.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
$8.84
$1,354.19
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$29.32
$4,491.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$25.76
$3,945.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$57.56
$8,816.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$68.26
$10,456.52
|
|
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