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Paraguay vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 23.5% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 25.6% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Paraguay

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.3% more for restaurants

	Laos	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,325	$3.28 PYG25,667	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,587	$4.41 PYG34,444	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK15,039	$0.80 PYG6,260	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,577	$0.46 PYG3,625	-4.5%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Laos	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,834	$0.64 PYG4,989	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK283,861	$2.72 PYG21,224	-79.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK139,420	$3.00 PYG23,458	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,978	$1.67 PYG13,054	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK45,093	$1.29 PYG10,068	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,230	$0.82 PYG6,437	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,158	$0.32 PYG2,531	-56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,853	$0.37 PYG2,913	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK28,082	$0.64 PYG4,988	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,140	$0.42 PYG3,275	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,847	$0.40 PYG3,106	-12.1%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Laos	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK100,319	$3.51 PYG27,418	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,173,017	$25.43 PYG198,716	-52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK613,553,992	$14,874.44 PYG116,248,666	-47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK230,313	$8.90 PYG69,550	-15.8%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Laos	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK195,679	$16.38 PYG128,024	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,647,596	$340.08 PYG2,657,822	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,628,280	$261.33 PYG2,042,355	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,281,775	$28.63 PYG223,779	-51.3%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Laos	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,345,643	$130.10 PYG1,016,762	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK199,090,955	$3,042.69 PYG23,779,642	-66.7%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK24,090	$1.02 PYG7,949	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,265	$1.65 PYG12,933	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,868	$1.06 PYG8,280	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,444,406	$25.68 PYG200,703	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,736	$4.77 PYG37,259	+60.4%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Laos	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,712,030	$50.60 PYG395,444	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,338,445	$31.53 PYG246,407	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,420,612	$70.98 PYG554,748	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,016,568	$50.85 PYG397,431	+9.0%
Average			-16.6%

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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: January 2025

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