Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 49.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Malta, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.45
|
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.78
|
$4.46
PYG33,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$1.04
PYG7,813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.53
PYG3,977
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.71
PYG5,328
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$2.99
PYG22,534
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$3.10
PYG23,325
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$1.76
PYG13,262
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.50
PYG11,305
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.89
PYG6,708
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.36
PYG2,678
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.47
PYG3,521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.63
PYG4,771
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.37
PYG2,768
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.40
PYG2,992
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$3.96
PYG29,864
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.25
|
$22.39
PYG168,669
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,840.49
|
$14,660.35
PYG110,437,887
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.04
|
$11.73
PYG88,350
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.86
|
$17.61
PYG132,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.19
|
$353.18
PYG2,660,549
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€715.95
|
$251.56
PYG1,895,014
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.92
|
$42.46
PYG319,850
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.26
|
$199.91
PYG1,505,971
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,111.47
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,322,649
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.13
PYG8,534
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.94
PYG14,594
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$1.47
PYG11,044
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.00
|
$28.55
PYG215,067
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.51
|
$5.16
PYG38,904
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.37
|
$57.31
PYG431,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€35.98
|
$27.99
PYG210,836
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.53
|
$68.72
PYG517,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.72
|
$68.86
PYG518,723
|
|
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