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Paraguay vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 23.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Paraguay

The cost of transportation and groceries in Paraguay are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$4.00 PYG26,837	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$5.16 PYG34,608	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.83 PYG5,545	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.49 PYG3,263	+18.8%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$1.04 PYG6,953	+50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$3.49 PYG23,407	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$3.52 PYG23,603	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.81 PYG12,115	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.51 PYG10,116	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.94 PYG6,315	+35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.41 PYG2,717	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.40 PYG2,706	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.73 PYG4,919	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.46 PYG3,062	+54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.41 PYG2,746	+63.8%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$3.61 PYG24,202	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$28.58 PYG191,674	+216.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$7.41 PYG49,704	+10.0%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Ankara	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$16.79 PYG112,583	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$394.03 PYG2,642,570	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$298.30 PYG2,000,523	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$27.56 PYG184,823	-55.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$120.95 PYG811,171	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$2,948.66 PYG19,775,034	-79.1%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$1.33 PYG8,926	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.82 PYG12,200	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$1.26 PYG8,456	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$26.69 PYG178,980	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$5.49 PYG36,800	-14.7%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$55.16 PYG369,960	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$37.83 PYG253,687	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$78.06 PYG523,480	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$55.34 PYG371,134	-42.3%
Average			-22.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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