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Paraguay vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 64.7% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.8% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 60.0% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 66.1% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Paraguay

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.8% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.17 DKK149.21	$4.00 PYG27,905	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.90 DKK89.51	$5.16 PYG35,985	-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.84 DKK24.71	$0.83 PYG5,765	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 DKK18.76	$0.49 PYG3,393	-83.3%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 60.0% less for groceries

	Denmark	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$3.26 DKK21.01	$1.04 PYG7,229	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 DKK44.44	$3.49 PYG24,338	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.91 DKK50.96	$3.52 PYG24,542	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.82 DKK31.06	$1.81 PYG12,597	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 DKK33.92	$1.51 PYG10,518	-71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 DKK9.27	$0.94 PYG6,566	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 DKK9.47	$0.41 PYG2,825	-72.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.10	$0.40 PYG2,813	-74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 DKK13.99	$0.73 PYG5,115	-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.20	$0.46 PYG3,184	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 DKK5.59	$0.41 PYG2,855	-52.9%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 66.1% less for transportation

	Denmark	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 DKK54.14	$3.61 PYG25,165	-57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.74 DKK577.90	$28.58 PYG199,299	-68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,140.44 DKK310,024.41	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.64 DKK165.10	$7.41 PYG51,681	-71.1%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	Denmark	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.30 DKK259.55	$16.79 PYG117,061	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.91 DKK6,858.02	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$842.32 DKK5,424.55	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.40 DKK994.32	$27.56 PYG192,175	-82.2%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Denmark	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$547.90 DKK3,528.45	$120.95 PYG843,438	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,128.43 DKK58,787.10	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	-67.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 DKK52.66	$1.33 PYG9,281	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK39.88	$1.82 PYG12,686	-70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.59 DKK61.77	$1.26 PYG8,793	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 DKK281.04	$26.69 PYG186,099	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.32 DKK117.97	$5.49 PYG38,264	-70.0%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Denmark	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.92 DKK669.24	$55.16 PYG384,676	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.34 DKK272.64	$37.83 PYG263,778	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.57 DKK776.46	$78.06 PYG544,304	-35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$172.17 DKK1,108.77	$55.34 PYG385,897	-67.9%
Average			-40.2%

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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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