Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 29.8% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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