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Paraguay vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 15.2% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 55.9% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Paraguay

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Paraguay. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$4.00 PYG27,905	-65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.83	$5.16 PYG35,985	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$0.83 PYG5,765	-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.49 PYG3,393	-80.5%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 55.9% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$1.04 PYG7,229	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.68	$3.49 PYG24,338	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.85	$3.52 PYG24,542	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.71	$1.81 PYG12,597	-67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$1.51 PYG10,518	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$0.94 PYG6,566	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.41 PYG2,825	-61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.73	$0.40 PYG2,813	-74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$0.73 PYG5,115	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.46 PYG3,184	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.41 PYG2,855	-50.3%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.45	$3.61 PYG25,165	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG199,299
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	+33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.41 PYG51,681
Average			-5.7%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.80	$16.79 PYG117,061	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.27	$27.56 PYG192,175	-66.7%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$120.95 PYG843,438
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	+113.0%
Average			+113.0%

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.44	$1.33 PYG9,281	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$1.82 PYG12,686	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$1.26 PYG8,793	-91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.92	$26.69 PYG186,099	+11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$5.49 PYG38,264	-17.3%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.69	$55.16 PYG384,676	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.83 PYG263,778
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.06 PYG544,304
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.76	$55.34 PYG385,897	-22.0%
Average			-18.3%

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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: December 2025

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