Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 42.5% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Syria, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Syria
|
Paraguay
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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