Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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