Paraguay vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paraguay Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$283
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$6260
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
35
63
🏙️ Population
6.81M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Paraguay ($580) is 33% less expensive than in Romania ($860). Paraguay ranked 166th vs 111th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Paraguay compared to 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 134th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Paraguay vs Romania

We calculate prices for Paraguay and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.86%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.26
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.47
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.6
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2948
$7610

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K