Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 Paraguay
Paraguay vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.28
PYG26,211
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.41
PYG35,174
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.80
PYG6,393

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.64
PYG5,094
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.72
PYG21,674
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.00
PYG23,955

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.51
PYG27,999
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.43
PYG202,925
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $14,874.44
PYG118,711,286

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.38
PYG130,736
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $340.08
PYG2,714,126
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $261.33
PYG2,085,621

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $130.10
PYG1,038,301
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,042.69
PYG24,283,391

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
PYG8,117
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.65
PYG13,207
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.06
PYG8,455

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.60
PYG403,821
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.53
PYG251,627
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $70.98
PYG566,500

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