Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 23.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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