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Syria vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 13.5% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Syria
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Syria

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Syria are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$5.33 SYP69,344	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$4.50 SYP58,509	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$1.13 SYP14,747	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.68 SYP8,862	+40.1%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$0.64 SYP8,333	-38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$1.85 SYP24,087	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$3.81 SYP49,537	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$1.94 SYP25,252	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$3.09 SYP40,163	+104.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$0.63 SYP8,224	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.77 SYP10,067	+91.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$0.61 SYP7,896	+50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.31 SYP4,046	-57.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.31 SYP4,002	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.36 SYP4,700	-11.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$8.09 SYP105,151	+124.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$10.00 SYP130,020	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$10.24 SYP133,081	+38.1%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Paraguay	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$40.76 SYP529,986	+142.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$62.74 SYP815,767	+127.7%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$46.24 SYP601,162	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-25.9%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$3.89 SYP50,556	+192.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$1.30 SYP16,874	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$3.08 SYP40,090	+144.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$13.64 SYP177,324	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$2.36 SYP30,671	-57.0%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$30.17 SYP392,267	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$42.77 SYP556,062	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$70.57 SYP917,567	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+41.3%
Average			-0.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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