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Paraguay vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 0.1% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% more for restaurants

	China	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥19.98	$4.00 PYG26,042	+38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥34.59	$5.16 PYG33,583	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.27	$0.83 PYG5,380	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.91	$0.49 PYG3,166	+75.9%
Average			+47.8%

China vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	China	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.23	$1.04 PYG6,747	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥43.58	$3.49 PYG22,714	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥46.24	$3.52 PYG22,904	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥10.77	$1.81 PYG11,756	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.51	$1.51 PYG9,816	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.12	$0.94 PYG6,128	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.76	$0.41 PYG2,636	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.30	$0.40 PYG2,625	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.48	$0.73 PYG4,773	+45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.07	$0.46 PYG2,972	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.72	$0.41 PYG2,664	+3.8%
Average			-4.3%

China vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	China	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥29.91	$3.61 PYG23,485	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥140.15	$28.58 PYG186K	+40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥132K	$15,411.13 PYG100M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.19	$7.41 PYG48,231	+88.0%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	China	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥77.08	$16.79 PYG109K	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,102.80	$394.03 PYG3M	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,349.33	$298.30 PYG2M	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥283.07	$27.56 PYG179K	-32.9%
Average			+24.8%

China vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	China	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,691.47	$120.95 PYG787K	-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥107K	$2,948.66 PYG19M	-81.0%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports

	China	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.18	$1.33 PYG8,662	+27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥19.56	$1.82 PYG11,839	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.17	$1.26 PYG8,206	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥283.65	$26.69 PYG174K	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥41.26	$5.49 PYG35,710	-8.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	China	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥316.75	$55.16 PYG359K	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥213.33	$37.83 PYG246K	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥491.46	$78.06 PYG508K	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥502.64	$55.34 PYG360K	-24.1%
Average			+7.0%

China 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: March 2026

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