Paraguay is 14.0% cheaper than Laos.

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

 
Laos
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.85
LAK40,575
$4.66
PYG36,806
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.45
LAK97,473
$4.46
PYG35,229
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
LAK17,023
$1.04
PYG8,183

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pay 38.9% less for groceries

 
Laos
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
LAK22,295
$0.71
PYG5,581
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$2.99
PYG23,603
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$3.10
PYG24,432

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

 
Laos
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
LAK102,018
$3.96
PYG31,280
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$22.39
PYG176,670
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551

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pay 24.2% less for housing

 
Laos
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.22
LAK223,954
$17.61
PYG138,987
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $818.32
LAK17,937,925
$251.56
PYG1,984,904

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

 
Laos
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
LAK25,177
$1.13
PYG8,939
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
LAK36,862
$1.94
PYG15,286
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.82
LAK39,939
$1.47
PYG11,568

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

 
Laos
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$57.31
PYG452,190
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$27.99
PYG220,837
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$68.72
PYG542,209

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