Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,766
|
$2.26
THB74.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,190
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,174
|
$0.63
THB20.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,161
|
$0.35
THB11.57
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,575
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,577
|
$7.97
THB263.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,405
|
$6.00
THB198.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,876
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,828
|
$1.07
THB35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,018
|
$1.19
THB39.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,802
|
$0.48
THB16.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,684
|
$0.79
THB26.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,991
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,896
|
$0.64
THB21.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,131
|
$0.45
THB15.07
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,246
|
$4.25
THB140.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,474
|
$22.11
THB732.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,548,711
|
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,439
|
$9.24
THB305.90
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,834
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,783,674
|
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,982,711
|
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG334,652
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,575,664
|
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,170,582
|
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,929
|
$1.87
THB62.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,269
|
$1.81
THB59.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,555
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,020
|
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,705
|
$5.45
THB180.59
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG451,690
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,593
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG541,610
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG542,729
|
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
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