Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 29.8% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$1.75
Rs527.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$4.38
Rs1,323.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$0.59
Rs177.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$0.23
Rs70.47
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$0.52
Rs155.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$4.18
Rs1,262.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$4.78
Rs1,442.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$1.54
Rs464.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$1.66
Rs500.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.35
Rs408.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.31
Rs94.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
$0.99
Rs298.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$0.51
Rs152.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$0.39
Rs118.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.30
Rs91.29
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$3.78
Rs1,140.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$3.26
Rs984.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,900,938.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$2.65
Rs801.66
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$10.65
Rs3,216.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
$140.37
Rs42,399.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
$70.41
Rs21,268.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$29.97
Rs9,053.46
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$30.93
Rs9,341.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$751.48
Rs226,989.52
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$1.66
Rs500.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$1.50
Rs453.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$5.56
Rs1,678.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$9.58
Rs2,893.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
$2.40
Rs726.28
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$19.97
Rs6,030.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$13.20
Rs3,988.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$44.09
Rs13,316.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$26.84
Rs8,106.79
|
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