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Paraguay vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 19.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 76.2% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Paraguay

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Paraguay. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.00 PYG26,837	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$5.16 PYG34,608	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.83 PYG5,545	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.49 PYG3,263	-45.1%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.04 PYG6,953	+55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.49 PYG23,407	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$3.52 PYG23,603	-61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.81 PYG12,115	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.51 PYG10,116	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.94 PYG6,315	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.41 PYG2,717	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.40 PYG2,706	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.73 PYG4,919	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.46 PYG3,062	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.41 PYG2,746	-44.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$3.61 PYG24,202	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG191,674
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$7.41 PYG49,704	-31.1%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 76.2% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$16.79 PYG112,583	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$394.03 PYG2,642,570	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$298.30 PYG2,000,523	-76.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$27.56 PYG184,823	-75.0%
Average			-76.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$120.95 PYG811,171
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,948.66 PYG19,775,034

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.33 PYG8,926	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.82 PYG12,200	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.26 PYG8,456	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$26.69 PYG178,980	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.49 PYG36,800
Average			-27.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$55.16 PYG369,960	+451.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$37.83 PYG253,687	+372.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$78.06 PYG523,480	+290.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$55.34 PYG371,134	+10.7%
Average			+281.4%

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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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