Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.9 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
$13.17
NZ$21.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG34,323
|
$8.60
NZ$13.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,973
|
$2.13
NZ$3.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,059
|
$1.99
NZ$3.18
|
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pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,437
|
$1.87
NZ$3.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,996
|
$4.07
NZ$6.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,803
|
$6.91
NZ$11.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,534
|
$6.29
NZ$10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,536
|
$4.25
NZ$6.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,845
|
$1.17
NZ$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,733
|
$1.06
NZ$1.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,593
|
$1.37
NZ$2.20
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,868
|
$2.55
NZ$4.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,825
|
$0.98
NZ$1.57
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,053
|
$0.89
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG30,476
|
$6.39
NZ$10.23
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG172,126
|
$64.20
NZ$102.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG112,701,772
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,259.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG90,161
|
$18.67
NZ$29.90
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG135,413
|
$51.53
NZ$82.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,715,088
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,614.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,933,860
|
$831.90
NZ$1,332.10
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG326,407
|
$87.73
NZ$140.49
|
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pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,536,842
|
$644.78
NZ$1,032.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,698,249
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,444.31
|
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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,709
|
$5.79
NZ$9.27
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,893
|
$3.36
NZ$5.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,270
|
$22.83
NZ$36.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG219,476
|
$38.17
NZ$61.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG39,702
|
$10.57
NZ$16.92
|
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pay 39.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG440,561
|
$65.21
NZ$104.41
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG215,158
|
$40.47
NZ$64.81
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG528,265
|
$98.20
NZ$157.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG529,357
|
$107.95
NZ$172.86
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