Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 46.3% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
|
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