Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 25.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,511
|
$6.24
TRY213.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG34,946
|
$6.07
TRY208.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,118
|
$1.14
TRY38.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,132
|
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,536
|
$0.69
TRY23.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,413
|
$3.56
TRY121.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,235
|
$2.89
TRY98.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,779
|
$1.43
TRY48.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,746
|
$2.52
TRY86.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG6,969
|
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,783
|
$0.59
TRY20.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,658
|
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,957
|
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,876
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,109
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,029
|
$4.52
TRY154.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG175,251
|
$18.83
TRY644.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG114,747,463
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,304.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG91,798
|
$6.53
TRY223.74
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG137,871
|
$10.43
TRY357.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,764,371
|
$399.75
TRY13,693.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,968,962
|
$359.90
TRY12,328.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG332,332
|
$43.40
TRY1,486.54
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,564,738
|
$278.07
TRY9,525.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,037,647
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,558.60
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,867
|
$2.38
TRY81.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,163
|
$2.28
TRY77.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,475
|
$1.80
TRY61.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG223,460
|
$32.86
TRY1,125.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,422
|
$4.42
TRY151.37
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG448,558
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG219,063
|
$37.21
TRY1,274.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG537,854
|
$80.01
TRY2,740.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG538,965
|
$73.48
TRY2,516.93
|
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