Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR454.86
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR83.06
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR689.43
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR762.92
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.70
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.91
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.38
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.87
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.61
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.40
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 98.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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