Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 9.0% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 23.7% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 4.2% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG41,149	$7.80 TRY391.17	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG40,792	$8.25 TRY413.55	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG6,381	$1.28 TRY64.12	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,578	$0.44 TRY22.28	-22.2%
Average			+17.1%

Paraguay vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.7% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,807	$0.96 TRY48.24	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG29,059	$4.58 TRY229.77	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG28,254	$3.74 TRY187.74	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG13,880	$2.15 TRY107.98	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG12,235	$1.91 TRY95.73	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG7,598	$0.80 TRY40.07	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,524	$0.86 TRY42.93	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG3,153	$0.46 TRY23.22	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,762	$0.55 TRY27.44	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,395	$0.23 TRY11.73	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,905	$0.19 TRY9.41	-59.5%
Average			-23.7%

Paraguay vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG29,119	$5.08 TRY254.64	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG236K	$32.35 TRY1,622.31	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG107M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+151.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG86,521	$8.30 TRY416.13	-39.9%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 4.2% more for housing

	Paraguay	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG131K	$13.65 TRY684.43	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$475.20 TRY23,827.25	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$347.61 TRY17,429.52	+1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG208K	$51.15 TRY2,564.69	+53.7%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG855K	$606.51 TRY30,411.37	+344.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG28M	$13,566.63 TRY680K	+202.8%
Average			+266.7%

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG9,124	$3.02 TRY151.23	+107.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG18,766	$3.43 TRY172.06	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG10,198	$2.16 TRY108.13	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG207K	$53.35 TRY2,674.84	+61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG48,306	$5.91 TRY296.43	-23.3%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG397K	$45.05 TRY2,259.10	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG304K	$38.92 TRY1,951.68	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG645K	$90.74 TRY4,549.80	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG409K	$83.15 TRY4,169.24	+27.3%
Average			-10.6%

Paraguay vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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