Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.5% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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