Cost of living comparison
Peru is 38.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Peru instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,723
|
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,519
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,274
|
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,633
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,999
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,270
|
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,509
|
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,083
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,090
|
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,451
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,537
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,920
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,998
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,282
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,113
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,478
|
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG199,149
|
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,502,049
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,702
|
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,303
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,663,615
|
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,046,807
|
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,267
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,978
|
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,831,473
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,966
|
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,961
|
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,298
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG201,140
|
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,340
|
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG396,306
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,945
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,957
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG398,298
|
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
|
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