Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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