Cost of living comparison
Syria is 12.3% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Syria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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