Cost of living comparison
Russia is 17.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Russia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
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