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
SVC65.36
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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