Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 32.8% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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