Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 30.8% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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