Laos vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$786
$283
🏘️ Family rent
$1600
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$337
💸 GDP per capita
$2075
$6260
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
69
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
28
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
23
52
😀 Quality of life
19
35
🏙️ Population
6.86M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 102% more expensive than in Paraguay ($580). Laos ranked 60th vs 166th for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 0.6 months in Paraguay. Ranked 167th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Laos and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Laos Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1635
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1869
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9278
$2948

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1168
948K
Thakhek
$1151
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1251
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1174
25K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K