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
LKR839.20
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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