Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 27.5% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Romania, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.90
|
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.20
|
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.82
|
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.11
|
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.08
|
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.90
|
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.14
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.06
|
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.80
|
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.96
|
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.97
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.05
|
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.56
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.62
|
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.71
|
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.57
|
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.79
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
|
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