Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 39.0% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$3.28
PYG25,824
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
$4.41
PYG34,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$0.80
PYG6,298
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$0.46
PYG3,647
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$0.64
PYG5,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$2.72
PYG21,353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
$3.00
PYG23,601
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
$1.67
PYG13,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
$1.29
PYG10,129
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$0.82
PYG6,476
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.32
PYG2,547
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$0.37
PYG2,931
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.64
PYG5,018
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.42
PYG3,295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.40
PYG3,125
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
$3.51
PYG27,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$25.43
PYG199,928
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,957,629
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
$8.90
PYG69,975
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$16.38
PYG128,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
$340.08
PYG2,674,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
$261.33
PYG2,054,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
$28.63
PYG225,144
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$130.10
PYG1,022,963
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,924,666
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$1.02
PYG7,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
$1.65
PYG13,012
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$1.06
PYG8,330
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
$25.68
PYG201,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
$4.77
PYG37,486
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$50.60
PYG397,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$31.53
PYG247,910
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$70.98
PYG558,131
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$50.85
PYG399,855
|
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