Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 85.0% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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