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
KGS504.64
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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