Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 53.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Italy, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$3.28
PYG25,665
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$4.41
PYG34,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.80
PYG6,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.46
PYG3,625
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.64
PYG4,988
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$2.72
PYG21,222
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$3.00
PYG23,455
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.67
PYG13,053
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$1.29
PYG10,067
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.82
PYG6,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.37
PYG2,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.64
PYG4,987
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.42
PYG3,275
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.40
PYG3,106
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$16.38
PYG128,010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$340.08
PYG2,657,520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$261.33
PYG2,042,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$28.63
PYG223,753
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$130.10
PYG1,016,646
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,776,937
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$1.02
PYG7,948
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$1.65
PYG12,931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$1.06
PYG8,279
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$25.68
PYG200,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$4.77
PYG37,255
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
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