Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Spain instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$35.45
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
$828.43
€772.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
$665.31
€620.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$381.14
€355.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$91.97
€85.79
|
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