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Sri Lanka vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 6.2% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.73 LKR224.32	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.35 LKR106.15	-29.0%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$0.48 LKR147.07	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+70.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$1.94 LKR597.37	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.05 LKR629.94	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$2.40 LKR736.93	+154.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.44 LKR136.48	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$2.17 LKR665.91	+437.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.55 LKR168.43	-25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.45 LKR139.78	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.51 LKR155.98	+24.0%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-62.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$3.00 LKR921.91	-59.5%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+14.8%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-84.2%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$2.08 LKR639.65	+56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$2.39 LKR735.74	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+633.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$3.12 LKR959.48	-43.1%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-36.6%
Average			-41.5%

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