Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 52.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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