Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 4.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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