Cost of living in Paraguay
Summary of cost of living in Paraguay
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 11,480,998 Gs
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 5,410,112 Gs
- Paraguay is the cheapest country in Latin America (16 out of 16)
- Cost of living in Paraguay is cheaper than in 94% of countries in the World (72 out of 77)
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 39,499 Gs | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 29,616 Gs | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 9,213 Gs | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 5,150 Gs | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 11,514 Gs | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 9,277 Gs | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 14,469 Gs | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 10,811 Gs | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 6,228 Gs | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 6,186 Gs | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 30,668 Gs | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 10,944 Gs | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 2,025 Gs | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 4,571,740 Gs | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 2,100,030 Gs | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 341,740 Gs | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 3,053,990 Gs | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 1,959,040 Gs | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 269,121 Gs | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 77,566 Gs | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 1,756,270 Gs | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 609,226 Gs | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 21,567 Gs | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 16,293 Gs | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 269,773 Gs | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 181,592 Gs | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 429,196 Gs | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 296,150 Gs | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 75,065,300 Gs | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 5,695 Gs | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 154,538 Gs | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 30,600 Gs | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 42,693 Gs | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 125,867 Gs | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 24,561 Gs | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 15,082 Gs | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 22,817 Gs | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 7,303 Gs | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 10,674 Gs | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 43,720 Gs | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 75,178 Gs | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 70,382 Gs | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 112,096 Gs | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 169,041 Gs | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 26,347 Gs | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 21,280 Gs | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 11,592 Gs | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 4,156,180 Gs | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 1,181 Gs | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 233,073 Gs | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 11,398 Gs | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Paraguay
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The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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