Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.1% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.0% less in Paraguay
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% less in Paraguay
- Transportation
-
pay 34.8% less in Paraguay
- Housing
-
pay 39.9% less in Paraguay
- Childcare
-
pay 19.1% less in Paraguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.0% less in Paraguay
- Clothing
-
pay 31.3% less in Paraguay
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Paraguay.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$3.28
PYG25,448
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$4.41
PYG34,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.80
PYG6,207
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.46
PYG3,594
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$0.64
PYG4,946
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$2.72
PYG21,042
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$3.00
PYG23,257
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$1.67
PYG12,942
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$1.29
PYG9,981
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$0.82
PYG6,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.32
PYG2,510
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.37
PYG2,888
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$0.64
PYG4,945
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.42
PYG3,247
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.40
PYG3,079
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$3.51
PYG27,184
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$25.43
PYG197,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,253,197
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$8.90
PYG68,955
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$16.38
PYG126,928
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$340.08
PYG2,635,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$261.33
PYG2,024,866
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$28.63
PYG221,863
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$130.10
PYG1,008,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,576,010
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.02
PYG7,881
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$1.65
PYG12,822
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.06
PYG8,209
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$25.68
PYG198,984
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$4.77
PYG36,940
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$50.60
PYG392,058
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$31.53
PYG244,297
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$70.98
PYG549,997
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$50.85
PYG394,028
|
|
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