Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.8% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Albania, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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