Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 56.5% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Iran, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$4.66
PYG34,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$4.46
PYG33,499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$1.04
PYG7,782
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.53
PYG3,961
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$0.71
PYG5,307
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$2.99
PYG22,444
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$3.10
PYG23,232
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$1.76
PYG13,209
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$1.50
PYG11,260
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.89
PYG6,681
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.36
PYG2,668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.47
PYG3,507
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$0.63
PYG4,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.37
PYG2,757
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.40
PYG2,980
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$3.96
PYG29,745
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$22.39
PYG167,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,997,640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$11.73
PYG87,998
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$17.61
PYG132,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$353.18
PYG2,649,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$251.56
PYG1,887,460
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$42.46
PYG318,575
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$199.91
PYG1,499,968
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,249,608
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$1.13
PYG8,500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$1.94
PYG14,536
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$1.47
PYG11,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$28.55
PYG214,210
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$5.16
PYG38,749
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$57.31
PYG429,991
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$27.99
PYG209,995
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$68.72
PYG515,590
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$68.86
PYG516,656
|
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