Cost of living comparison
Peru is 13.1% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Peru instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,404
|
$2.98
PEN11.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,937
|
$5.00
PEN18.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,317
|
$0.76
PEN2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,270
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,200
|
$1.30
PEN4.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,373
|
$2.56
PEN9.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,650
|
$4.32
PEN15.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,029
|
$2.03
PEN7.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,271
|
$2.13
PEN7.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,052
|
$0.59
PEN2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,204
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,782
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,551
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,551
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,424
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,479
|
$5.30
PEN19.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲170,260
|
$16.55
PEN61.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,479,718
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,522.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,461
|
$11.94
PEN44.15
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,198
|
$29.53
PEN109.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,464,052
|
$277.70
PEN1,027.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,577,888
|
$204.62
PEN756.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲314,841
|
$39.33
PEN145.48
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,135,066
|
$162.20
PEN599.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,215,232
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,947.10
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,614
|
$1.83
PEN6.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,179
|
$2.60
PEN9.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,682
|
$4.57
PEN16.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲208,367
|
$31.17
PEN115.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,538
|
$4.59
PEN16.96
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲282,500
|
$40.11
PEN148.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲226,338
|
$22.91
PEN84.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲543,383
|
$67.62
PEN250.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲544,730
|
$59.99
PEN221.89
|
|
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