Paraguay is 1.0% cheaper than Peru.

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

pay 22.6% more for restaurants

 
Peru
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.98
PEN10.95
$4.18
₲30,549
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
PEN18.38
$4.53
₲33,094
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
PEN2.78
$1.01
₲7,351

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

 
Peru
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
PEN4.76
$0.72
₲5,225
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.56
PEN9.39
$3.22
₲23,484
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
PEN15.88
$2.98
₲21,753

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

 
Peru
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
PEN19.48
$4.19
₲30,625
Monthly public transit pass $16.55
PEN60.77
$23.43
₲171,073
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897

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pay 2.1% more for housing

 
Peru
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.53
PEN108.45
$20.67
₲150,915
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $277.70
PEN1,019.98
$339.07
₲2,475,815
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $204.62
PEN751.56
$217.13
₲1,585,421

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

 
Peru
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.20
PEN595.77
$156.19
₲1,140,485
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
PEN6.74
$1.19
₲8,655
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.60
PEN9.54
$2.09
₲15,251
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.57
PEN16.80
$1.88
₲13,747

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

 
Peru
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.11
PEN147.31
$38.87
₲283,848
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.91
PEN84.15
$31.15
₲227,418
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.62
PEN248.35
$74.77
₲545,977

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