Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.3 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$9.20
€8.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$45.35
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$98.56
€93.47
|
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