Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 56.5% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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