Cost of living comparison
Laos is 65.1% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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