Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.59
₲4,290
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$1.69
₲12,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$0.83
₲6,081
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.44
₲3,220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$0.52
₲3,800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.63
₲4,572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.35
₲2,563
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.33
₲2,436
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$12.04
₲87,878
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$28.67
₲209,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$5.58
₲40,732
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$74.96
₲547,331
|
|
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