Cost of living comparison
Laos is 80.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Laos or Paraguay. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.