Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.4 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,665
|
$16.65
UYU737.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,440
|
$9.31
UYU412.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,260
|
$1.79
UYU79.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,625
|
$1.34
UYU59.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,988
|
$2.27
UYU100.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,222
|
$6.19
UYU274.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,455
|
$3.87
UYU171.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,053
|
$3.50
UYU154.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,067
|
$3.83
UYU169.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,436
|
$1.17
UYU51.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
$1.09
UYU48.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,913
|
$0.59
UYU26.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,987
|
$1.18
UYU52.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,275
|
$0.79
UYU34.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,106
|
$0.77
UYU34.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
$7.05
UYU312.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
$45.52
UYU2,016.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,495,238.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
$21.42
UYU948.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,010
|
$38.19
UYU1,692.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,657,520
|
$604.11
UYU26,763.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,042,123
|
$444.71
UYU19,701.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,753
|
$91.38
UYU4,048.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,016,646
|
$340.39
UYU15,080.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,776,937
|
$7,149.59
UYU316,744.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,948
|
$3.27
UYU145.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,931
|
$3.80
UYU168.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,279
|
$4.87
UYU215.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,680
|
$51.06
UYU2,262.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,255
|
$9.53
UYU422.41
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
$85.71
UYU3,797.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
$46.60
UYU2,064.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
$124.95
UYU5,535.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
$100.59
UYU4,456.18
|
|
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