Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 41.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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