Cost of living comparison
Syria is 12.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Syria instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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