Cost of living comparison
Libya is 30.3% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Libya instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
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