Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 60.0% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
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