Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 30.5% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 13.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 50.4% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Saudi Arabia

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

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Saudi Arabia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$6.43 SAR24.15	-2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$7.60 SAR28.53	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$0.77 SAR2.90	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.25 SAR0.94	-56.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$0.98 SAR3.69	-30.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$3.80 SAR14.25	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$6.70 SAR25.16	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$2.67 SAR10.01	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$3.42 SAR12.84	+75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$0.98 SAR3.66	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.78 SAR2.93	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.80 SAR2.99	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$0.75 SAR2.81	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.62 SAR2.32	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.60 SAR2.27	+30.4%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$2.35 SAR8.83	-49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$35.96 SAR134.94	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+159.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$20.52 SAR77.00	+48.5%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 50.4% more for housing

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$68.86 SAR258.41	+228.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$73.68 SAR276.52	+121.3%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	+207.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	+91.2%
Average			+142.5%

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$1.91 SAR7.18	+31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$3.43 SAR12.86	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$6.94 SAR26.04	+326.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$98.19 SAR368.47	+197.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$15.24 SAR57.19	+97.6%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$44.17 SAR165.75	-30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$55.80 SAR209.42	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$89.45 SAR335.69	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$74.85 SAR280.89	+14.6%
Average			-5.5%

Paraguay vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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