Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 62.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.81
|
$3.28
PYG25,665
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
$4.41
PYG34,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$0.80
PYG6,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.46
PYG3,625
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
$0.64
PYG4,988
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$2.72
PYG21,222
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.69
|
$3.00
PYG23,455
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
$1.67
PYG13,053
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.93
|
$1.29
PYG10,067
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.97
|
$0.82
PYG6,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$0.37
PYG2,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$0.64
PYG4,987
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.42
PYG3,275
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.40
PYG3,106
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.60
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.82
|
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.59
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
$16.38
PYG128,010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
$340.08
PYG2,657,520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
$261.33
PYG2,042,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
$28.63
PYG223,753
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
$130.10
PYG1,016,646
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,776,937
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.46
|
$1.02
PYG7,948
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.27
|
$1.65
PYG12,931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
$1.06
PYG8,279
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.90
|
$25.68
PYG200,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.22
|
$4.77
PYG37,255
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.62
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
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