Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 1.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.53
PYG33,759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.59
PYG4,377
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$2.98
PYG22,190
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$1.79
PYG13,354
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.52
PYG3,877
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.63
PYG4,664
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.35
PYG2,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$4.19
PYG31,239
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$20.67
PYG153,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$339.07
PYG2,525,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$217.13
PYG1,617,235
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$43.32
PYG322,692
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$1.19
PYG8,829
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.09
PYG15,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$28.67
PYG213,563
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$5.58
PYG41,549
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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