Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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