Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 53.4% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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