Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 36.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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