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Paraguay vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 0.2% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 64.5% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$4.00 PYG27,905	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$5.16 PYG35,985	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.83 PYG5,765	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.49 PYG3,393	-22.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.04 PYG7,229	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$3.49 PYG24,338	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$3.52 PYG24,542	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.81 PYG12,597	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$1.51 PYG10,518	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.94 PYG6,566	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.41 PYG2,825	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.40 PYG2,813	-74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.73 PYG5,115	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.46 PYG3,184	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.41 PYG2,855	-20.4%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$3.61 PYG25,165	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$28.58 PYG199,299	+197.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-68.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$7.41 PYG51,681	-18.0%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$16.79 PYG117,061	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	+26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$27.56 PYG192,175	-55.2%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$120.95 PYG843,438	-43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	-44.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.33 PYG9,281	+27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.82 PYG12,686	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$1.26 PYG8,793	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$26.69 PYG186,099	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.49 PYG38,264	+46.3%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$55.16 PYG384,676	+126.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$37.83 PYG263,778	+78.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$78.06 PYG544,304	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$55.34 PYG385,897	+39.9%
Average			+64.5%

Cambodia vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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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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