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Paraguay vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 31.6% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Paraguay

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$4.00 PYG26,363	-47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$5.16 PYG33,997	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.83 PYG5,447	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.49 PYG3,205	-36.2%
Average			-42.2%

Lebanon vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$1.04 PYG6,830	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$3.49 PYG22,994	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$3.52 PYG23,186	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$1.81 PYG11,901	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$1.51 PYG9,937	-57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$0.94 PYG6,203	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.41 PYG2,669	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$0.40 PYG2,658	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$0.73 PYG4,832	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.46 PYG3,008	+38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.41 PYG2,697	-8.9%
Average			+5.2%

Lebanon vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$3.61 PYG23,775	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$28.58 PYG188K	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$15,411.13 PYG102M	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$7.41 PYG48,826	-53.7%
Average			-38.9%

Lebanon vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$16.79 PYG111K	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$394.03 PYG3M	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$298.30 PYG2M	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$27.56 PYG182K	-80.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$120.95 PYG797K	-51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$2,948.66 PYG19M	-28.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$1.33 PYG8,768	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$1.82 PYG11,985	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$1.26 PYG8,307	-50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$26.69 PYG176K	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$5.49 PYG36,150	-33.5%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$55.16 PYG363K	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$37.83 PYG249K	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$78.06 PYG514K	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$55.34 PYG365K	-37.8%
Average			-20.6%

Lebanon vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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