Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 86.2% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 63.5% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
|
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