Ireland vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2728
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5956
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$3062
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$639
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3988
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$113K
$6416
😃 Human freedom index
8.92
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
24
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
89
52
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
5.4M
6.93M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2728) is 300% more expensive than in Paraguay ($682). Ireland ranked 7th vs 153rd 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 1.5 months in Ireland compared to 0.7 months in Paraguay. Ranked 6th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Ireland and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.92
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1885
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3347
$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6744
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5001
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.74
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.6
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.74
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1206
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8547
$4000

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In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2992
593K
Cork
$2524
222K
Galway
$2978
83.5K
Limerick
$2236
62.7K
Swords
$2472
40.8K
Waterford
$2423
48.4K
Drogheda
$2627
41K
Dundalk
$2179
39K
Tralee
$2039
26.1K
Naas
$2515
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2055
22.2K
Wexford
$2074
20.2K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$752
462K
Ciudad del Este
$649
350K
Luque
$744
260K
San Lorenzo
$720
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
127K
Caaguazu
$457
127K
Encarnacion
$619
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$643
52.4K
Concepcion
$652
45.1K