Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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