Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 44.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,339
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,867
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,301
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,261
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,189
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,323
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,604
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,001
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,245
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,039
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,198
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,774
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,541
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,545
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,419
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,414
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲169,897
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,242,321
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,275
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲149,878
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,458,805
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,574,528
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲314,170
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,132,649
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,180,701
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,596
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,146
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,652
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲207,923
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,452
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲281,898
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲225,856
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲542,226
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲543,570
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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