Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 39.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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