Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 24.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
$4.46
PYG33,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$1.04
PYG7,821
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$0.53
PYG3,981
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$3.10
PYG23,349
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$1.76
PYG13,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$1.50
PYG11,316
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$0.89
PYG6,714
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$0.47
PYG3,525
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$0.63
PYG4,775
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$0.37
PYG2,771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$0.40
PYG2,995
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$17.61
PYG132,830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
$353.18
PYG2,663,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
$251.56
PYG1,896,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$42.46
PYG320,180
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,341,558
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$1.13
PYG8,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$1.94
PYG14,609
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$1.47
PYG11,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$28.55
PYG215,289
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$5.16
PYG38,944
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$68.72
PYG518,188
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
|
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