Paraguay vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paraguay Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$265
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$568
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$524
💸 GDP per capita
$6416
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
73.8
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
31
🌐 English speaking %
1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
39
49
🏙️ Population
6.81M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Paraguay ($557) is 33% less expensive than in Peru ($827). Paraguay ranked 172nd vs 126th for Peru 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 Paraguay compared to 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 125th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Paraguay vs Peru

We calculate prices for Paraguay and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 32 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.

Paraguay Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.18%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$1897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.02
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$5.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$7.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2836
$6829

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Cities Comparison in Paraguay vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1000
9.94M
Arequipa
$604
1.01M
Trujillo
$731
920K
Callao
$805
537K
Chiclayo
$627
553K
Piura
$586
473K
Iquitos
$725
378K
Chimbote
$525
395K
Cusco
$648
428K
Huancayo
$580
378K
Cajamarca
$568
201K
Juliaca
$571
276K
Pucallpa
$509
326K
Tacna
$430
286K
Tarapoto
$584
240K
Ica
$708
282K
Huacho
$708
201K
Huanuco
$647
197K
Sullana
$526
162K
Ayacucho
$623
216K
Huaraz
$581
119K
Puno
$542
129K
Tumbes
$483
96.9K
Pisco
$650
110K
Talara
$537
99.6K
Jaen
$570
81.6K
Huaral
$745
79K
Paita
$540
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$582
85K
Abancay
$626
72.3K