Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 48.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.86
|
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.07
|
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.86
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.49
|
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.65
|
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.77
|
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.71
|
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.48
|
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.26
|
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.82
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
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