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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
|
pay 66.3% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$118.74
€113.84
|
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