Cost of living comparison
Laos is 71.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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