Cost of living comparison
Spain is 93.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Spain instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,169
|
$12.45
€11.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,684
|
$8.47
€7.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,260
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,237
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,160
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,193
|
$5.73
€5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,483
|
$3.55
€3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲12,929
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,177
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,006
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,180
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,753
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,516
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,531
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,406
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,245
|
$6.67
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲168,949
|
$39.84
€37.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲110,621,468
|
$24,357.72
€22,697.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲86,788
|
$14.14
€13.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲149,042
|
$40.62
€37.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,445,082
|
$697.48
€649.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,565,741
|
$570.67
€531.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲312,417
|
$106.79
€99.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,126,328
|
$342.46
€319.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,090,395
|
$7,368.05
€6,865.91
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,548
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,062
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,576
|
$5.55
€5.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲206,763
|
$43.33
€40.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,226
|
$8.42
€7.84
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲280,325
|
$73.58
€68.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲224,595
|
$33.02
€30.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲539,200
|
$74.35
€69.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲540,537
|
$91.35
€85.12
|
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