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Paraguay vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 15.5% cheaper than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Fiji	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.75 FJD10.73	$4.00 PYG27,522	-15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 FJD16.84	$5.16 PYG35,491	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 FJD2.94	$0.83 PYG5,686	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 FJD2.20	$0.49 PYG3,346	-50.0%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Fiji	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 FJD1.43	$1.04 PYG7,130	+64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 FJD9.89	$3.49 PYG24,004	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 FJD10.97	$3.52 PYG24,205	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 FJD6.06	$1.81 PYG12,424	-32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FJD7.34	$1.51 PYG10,374	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 FJD2.28	$0.94 PYG6,476	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 FJD2.34	$0.41 PYG2,786	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 FJD3.11	$0.40 PYG2,775	-70.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 FJD2.91	$0.73 PYG5,044	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FJD1.43	$0.46 PYG3,140	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.38	$0.41 PYG2,816	-32.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Fiji	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 FJD11.12	$3.61 PYG24,820	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 FJD66.98	$28.58 PYG196,565	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,223.90 FJD61,538.26	$15,411.13 PYG105,990,824	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$7.41 PYG50,972	+67.9%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Fiji	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.30 FJD48.15	$16.79 PYG115,455	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.00 FJD1,347.23	$394.03 PYG2,709,993	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$311.98 FJD705.22	$298.30 PYG2,051,565	-4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.95 FJD85.79	$27.56 PYG189,539	-27.4%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	Fiji	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 FJD402.92	$120.95 PYG831,867	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.72 FJD24,283.38	$2,948.66 PYG20,279,578	-72.6%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 FJD6.15	$1.33 PYG9,154	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 FJD6.55	$1.82 PYG12,512	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.45 FJD21.36	$1.26 PYG8,672	-86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 FJD67.42	$26.69 PYG183,546	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 FJD9.04	$5.49 PYG37,739	+37.2%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Fiji	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.08 FJD45.39	$55.16 PYG379,399	+174.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.58 FJD66.86	$37.83 PYG260,159	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.39 FJD125.21	$78.06 PYG536,837	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.57 FJD141.44	$55.34 PYG380,603	-11.6%
Average			+58.0%

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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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