Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 1.3% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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