Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 44.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Spain, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.04
|
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
$4.46
PYG34,323
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.86
|
$1.04
PYG7,973
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$0.53
PYG4,059
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
$0.71
PYG5,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.61
|
$2.99
PYG22,996
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.79
|
$3.10
PYG23,803
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
$1.76
PYG13,534
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.94
|
$1.50
PYG11,536
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$0.89
PYG6,845
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.36
PYG2,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.47
PYG3,593
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.98
|
$0.63
PYG4,868
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.37
PYG2,825
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.40
PYG3,053
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.91
|
$3.96
PYG30,476
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.05
|
$22.39
PYG172,126
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG112,701,772
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.01
|
$11.73
PYG90,161
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
$17.61
PYG135,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€749.00
|
$353.18
PYG2,715,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€601.52
|
$251.56
PYG1,933,860
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
$42.46
PYG326,407
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€344.60
|
$199.91
PYG1,536,842
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,698,249
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.49
|
$1.13
PYG8,709
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.74
|
$1.94
PYG14,893
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
$1.47
PYG11,270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.90
|
$28.55
PYG219,476
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.65
|
$5.16
PYG39,702
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
$57.31
PYG440,561
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.45
|
$27.99
PYG215,158
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
$68.72
PYG528,265
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€83.15
|
$68.86
PYG529,357
|
|
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