Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.4 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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