Cost of living comparison
Peru is 27.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Peru instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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