Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 46.0% cheaper than Tonga.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
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Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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