Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
₲29,972
|
$16.45
£13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
₲32,645
|
$7.12
£5.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
₲6,197
|
$1.71
£1.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₲3,309
|
$1.25
£1.04
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
₲5,182
|
$1.19
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
₲18,982
|
$3.41
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₲19,687
|
$4.30
£3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₲10,067
|
$2.38
£1.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₲9,905
|
$3.06
£2.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
₲5,179
|
$1.02
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₲2,630
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₲3,275
|
$0.95
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
₲4,636
|
$1.15
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₲3,145
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₲2,351
|
$0.55
£0.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
₲27,045
|
$7.17
£5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.48
₲167,842
|
$92.01
£76.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,301.71
₲118,638,522
|
$24,219.88
£20,098.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.38
₲84,920
|
$15.92
£13.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.51
₲140,639
|
$37.70
£31.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.82
₲2,179,316
|
$1,003.85
£833.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.64
₲1,382,629
|
$804.91
£667.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.91
₲253,071
|
$154.44
£128.16
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.15
₲981,578
|
$1,113.22
£923.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,402.06
₲23,328,080
|
$15,982.03
£13,262.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
₲8,492
|
$4.58
£3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₲12,988
|
$3.39
£2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.62
₲11,107
|
$13.94
£11.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.76
₲204,071
|
$40.99
£34.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
₲49,953
|
$11.75
£9.75
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.17
₲337,183
|
$71.73
£59.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
₲262,254
|
$36.82
£30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.70
₲519,094
|
$76.65
£63.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.18
₲460,678
|
$78.28
£64.96
|
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