Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 68.2% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Syria, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 69.6% more for clothing
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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