Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Paraguay
Paraguay vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
Paraguay vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 70.4% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$3.28
PYG25,409
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$4.41
PYG34,098
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$0.80
PYG6,197

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pay 72.4% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.64
PYG4,938
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$2.72
PYG21,011
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$3.00
PYG23,222

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$3.51
PYG27,143
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.43
PYG196,718
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $14,874.44
PYG115,079,820

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pay 78.7% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$16.38
PYG126,737
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$340.08
PYG2,631,098
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$261.33
PYG2,021,820

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$130.10
PYG1,006,539
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$3,042.69
PYG23,540,544

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pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$1.02
PYG7,869
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$1.65
PYG12,803
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.06
PYG8,197

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$50.60
PYG391,468
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$31.53
PYG243,930
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$70.98
PYG549,170

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