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Villarrica vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Villarrica is 9.1% cheaper than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Villarrica
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Villarrica
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Villarrica
Childcare: pay 23.6% less in Villarrica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Villarrica

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Villarrica.

Villarrica vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,042	$4.20 PYG27,352	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG33,583	$5.39 PYG35,102	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,380	$0.70 PYG4,559	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,166	$0.42 PYG2,735	-13.6%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,747	$0.88 PYG5,714	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG22,714	$3.04 PYG19,754	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG22,904	$3.67 PYG23,872	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,756	$1.81 PYG11,799	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG9,816	$1.46 PYG9,512	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,128	$1.03 PYG6,710	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,636	$0.41 PYG2,682	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,625	$0.32 PYG2,068	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,773	$0.85 PYG5,557	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,972	$0.53 PYG3,433	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,664	$0.31 PYG2,016	-24.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,485	$3.61 PYG23,485
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG186K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG100M	$15,411.13 PYG100M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG48,231	$7.41 PYG48,231

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG109K	$17.71 PYG115K	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG3M	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2M	$322.23 PYG2M	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG179K	$19.28 PYG125K	-30.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 23.6% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG787K	$35.03 PYG228K	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19M	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+23.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,662	$1.19 PYG7,750	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG11,839	$1.40 PYG9,117	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,206	$0.98 PYG6,382	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG174K	$27.32 PYG178K	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG35,710	$5.95 PYG38,749	+8.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Paraguay	Villarrica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG359K	$55.16 PYG359K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG246K	$37.83 PYG246K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG508K	$78.06 PYG508K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG360K	$55.34 PYG360K

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