Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.4 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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