Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 31.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
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
LBP628,693
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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