Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Paraguay

Ciudad Del Este vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 59.2% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% less in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 70.8% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Ciudad Del Este

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ciudad Del Este.

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Ciudad Del Este vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Del Este instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 59.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$6.00 PYG37,571	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$5.83 PYG36,498	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$0.94 PYG5,904	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$0.57 PYG3,578	-61.4%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$1.48 PYG9,238	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$4.57 PYG28,626	-38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$4.22 PYG26,413	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$2.19 PYG13,740	-52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$1.71 PYG10,688	-69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.93 PYG5,843	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$0.57 PYG3,582	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$0.43 PYG2,678	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.56 PYG3,490	-48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$0.40 PYG2,516	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.43 PYG2,666	-40.6%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$4.59 PYG28,729	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-51.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$13.81 PYG86,521	-31.5%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 70.8% less for housing

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$18.85 PYG118K	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$342.78 PYG2M	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$257.08 PYG2M	-70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$38.14 PYG239K	-75.7%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$183.39 PYG1M	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$1,885.27 PYG12M	-88.8%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$1.03 PYG6,441	-81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$2.29 PYG14,313	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$1.37 PYG8,588	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$29.42 PYG184K	-55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$6.00 PYG37,571	-46.4%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Rome	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$63.41 PYG397K	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$32.55 PYG204K	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$96.88 PYG607K	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$54.84 PYG344K	-55.5%
Average			-19.9%

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