Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,339
|
$17.09
£13.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲32,867
|
$7.46
£6.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,301
|
$1.84
£1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,261
|
$1.36
£1.11
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,189
|
$1.25
£1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,323
|
$3.60
£2.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,604
|
$4.68
£3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,001
|
$2.58
£2.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,245
|
$3.16
£2.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,039
|
$1.05
£0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,198
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,774
|
$0.99
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,541
|
$1.17
£0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,545
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,419
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,414
|
$7.31
£5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲169,897
|
$91.63
£74.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,242,321
|
$25,486.21
£20,823.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,275
|
$16.30
£13.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲149,878
|
$37.72
£30.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,458,805
|
$1,053.04
£860.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,574,528
|
$836.18
£683.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲314,170
|
$183.29
£149.76
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,132,649
|
$1,186.33
£969.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,180,701
|
$16,551.73
£13,523.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,596
|
$4.95
£4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,146
|
$3.59
£2.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,652
|
$14.82
£12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲207,923
|
$41.78
£34.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,452
|
$11.97
£9.78
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲281,898
|
$73.74
£60.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲225,856
|
$38.00
£31.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲542,226
|
$79.51
£64.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲543,570
|
$80.83
£66.04
|
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