Argentina vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$332
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$669
$432
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$6416
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
24
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
82
51
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
47.3M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($862) is 55% more expensive than in Paraguay ($557). Argentina ranked 120th vs 172nd for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.8 months in Paraguay. Ranked 75th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Argentina and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.46%
10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$1365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1440
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.14
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.47
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.54
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$6.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3085
$2836

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Cities Comparison in Argentina vs Paraguay

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1227
3.12M
Cordoba
$1025
1.33M
Rosario
$829
1.19M
Salta
$879
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$669
606K
Lanus
$850
459K
Mar del Plata
$808
593K
Santiago del Estero
$709
430K
Bahia Blanca
$860
299K
Santa Fe
$768
406K
Neuquen
$1206
289K
Corrientes
$625
353K
Quilmes
$609
262K
Tandil
$772
150K
Merlo
$950
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
San Juan
$508
471K
Resistencia
$437
299K
Posadas
$405
276K
Parana
$719
248K
Las Heras
$830
204K
Godoy Cruz
$829
191K
Isidro Casanova
$981
191K
Moreno
$924
172K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$835
201K
Formosa
$421
222K
Berazategui
$729
181K
Bariloche
$956
136K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Ciudad del Este
$518
350K
Asuncion
$620
462K
Luque
$605
260K
San Lorenzo
$596
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$514
127K
Caaguazu
$375
127K
Encarnacion
$504
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$525
52.4K
Concepcion
$533
45.1K