Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.2 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$15.38
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$10.63
€10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$2.51
€2.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$8.15
€7.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$5.62
€5.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$6.06
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$6.30
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$48.89
€46.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$26,790.93
€25,715.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$20.20
€19.39
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$36.05
€34.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$834.31
€800.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$704.76
€676.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$275.88
€264.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$436.40
€418.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$14,173.71
€13,605.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$45.89
€44.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$12.58
€12.07
|
|
pay 66.3% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$85.11
€81.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$43.90
€42.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$88.16
€84.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$118.74
€113.97
|
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