Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 63.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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