Cost of living comparison
Russia is 11.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Russia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 67.4% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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