Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 90.6% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.0% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.0% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in New Zealand are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 85.0% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+101.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+100.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+220.6%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+161.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+96.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+161.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+138.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+43.6%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+121.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	+40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+24.5%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+135.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+101.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+145.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+187.3%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+425.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+278.0%
Average			+345.5%

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pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+291.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+1297.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+33.2%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Paraguay	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+75.2%
Average			+1.8%

Paraguay vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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