Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 17.9% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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