Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 67.6% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Guam, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
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Guam
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$3.28
PYG25,665
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$4.41
PYG34,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.80
PYG6,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.46
PYG3,625
|
|
pay 75.1% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$0.64
PYG4,988
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$2.72
PYG21,222
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$3.00
PYG23,455
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$1.67
PYG13,053
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$1.29
PYG10,067
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.82
PYG6,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.37
PYG2,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$0.64
PYG4,987
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.42
PYG3,275
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.40
PYG3,106
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 83.5% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$16.38
PYG128,010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$340.08
PYG2,657,520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$261.33
PYG2,042,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$28.63
PYG223,753
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$130.10
PYG1,016,646
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,776,937
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$1.02
PYG7,948
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.65
PYG12,931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$1.06
PYG8,279
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$25.68
PYG200,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$4.77
PYG37,255
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Guam
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
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