Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 49.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Finland, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$4.66
PYG37,333
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.46
PYG35,733
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.04
PYG8,300
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.53
PYG4,225
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.71
PYG5,661
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$2.99
PYG23,940
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$3.10
PYG24,781
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.76
PYG14,090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$1.50
PYG12,010
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.89
PYG7,126
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.36
PYG2,845
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.47
PYG3,741
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.63
PYG5,068
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
PYG2,941
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.40
PYG3,179
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$3.96
PYG31,728
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$22.39
PYG179,197
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$14,660.35
PYG117,331,316
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$11.73
PYG93,865
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$17.61
PYG140,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$353.18
PYG2,826,618
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$251.56
PYG2,013,299
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$42.46
PYG339,815
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$199.91
PYG1,599,972
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$2,432.29
PYG19,466,332
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.13
PYG9,067
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.94
PYG15,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$1.47
PYG11,733
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$28.55
PYG228,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$5.16
PYG41,333
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$57.31
PYG458,659
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$27.99
PYG223,996
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$68.72
PYG549,965
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$68.86
PYG551,102
|
|
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