Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 4.3% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 25.6% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 62.0% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Burma	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 MMK4,402	$4.00 PYG24,226	+90.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 MMK11,549	$5.16 PYG31,241	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MMK1,757	$0.83 PYG5,005	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.49 PYG2,946	-40.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Burma	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MMK2,075	$1.04 PYG6,276	+4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,715	$3.49 PYG21,130	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 MMK11,335	$3.52 PYG21,307	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 MMK2,712	$1.81 PYG10,936	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MMK5,540	$1.51 PYG9,131	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.94 PYG5,700	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK992	$0.41 PYG2,452	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.40 PYG2,442	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MMK1,619	$0.73 PYG4,440	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MMK1,317	$0.46 PYG2,764	-27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MMK1,114	$0.41 PYG2,479	-22.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Burma	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.06 MMK71,524	$3.61 PYG21,848	-89.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 MMK20,998	$28.58 PYG173K	+185.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 MMK16,870	$7.41 PYG44,868	-7.8%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 25.6% more for housing

	Burma	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 MMK47,207	$16.79 PYG102K	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.80 MMK604K	$394.03 PYG2M	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.79 MMK302K	$298.30 PYG2M	+107.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.01 MMK69,316	$27.56 PYG167K	-16.5%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 62.0% less for childcare

	Burma	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.69 MMK529K	$120.95 PYG732K	-51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,607.14 MMK22M	$2,948.66 PYG18M	-72.2%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 MMK1,890	$1.33 PYG8,058	+47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MMK3,190	$1.82 PYG11,013	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$1.26 PYG7,633	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.59 MMK47,437	$26.69 PYG162K	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.60 MMK5,460	$5.49 PYG33,220	+111.0%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Burma	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.11 MMK130K	$55.16 PYG334K	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$37.83 PYG229K	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.26 MMK194K	$78.06 PYG473K	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$55.34 PYG335K	-57.3%
Average			-31.3%

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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: July 2026

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