Cost of living comparison
Romania is 80.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Romania instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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