Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 54.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 54.1% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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