Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 6.7% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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