Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 10.4% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Russia
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Russia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Russia are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Russia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$10.83 RUB894.72	+64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$6.39 RUB528.16	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.16 RUB95.62	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.60 RUB49.27	+4.4%
Average			+26.5%

Paraguay vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$0.77 RUB63.38	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$5.51 RUB455.14	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$4.39 RUB362.53	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$1.57 RUB129.78	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$2.44 RUB201.91	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$0.84 RUB69.40	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.80 RUB66.30	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.81 RUB67.22	+61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$1.33 RUB109.55	+44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.35 RUB29.18	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.28 RUB23.52	-38.6%
Average			-5.9%

Paraguay vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Paraguay	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$3.08 RUB254.77	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	-35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+87.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$5.45 RUB450.28	-60.6%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Paraguay	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$8.47 RUB700.03	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+177.3%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+195.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+122.3%
Average			+156.0%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$2.06 RUB170.10	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$2.73 RUB225.71	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$2.85 RUB235.62	+75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$6.26 RUB517.18	-18.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+70.6%
Average			+33.0%

Paraguay vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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