Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 45.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 62.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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