Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 60.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Norway, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 57.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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