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Paraguay vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 11.6% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 15.5% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS58.02	$4.00 PYG27,202	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS86.86	$5.16 PYG35,079	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.21	$0.83 PYG5,620	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.25	$0.49 PYG3,307	+63.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Ghana	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS17.98	$1.04 PYG7,047	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS41.20	$3.49 PYG23,725	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS114.77	$3.52 PYG23,924	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS25.24	$1.81 PYG12,280	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS21.40	$1.51 PYG10,253	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.22	$0.94 PYG6,401	-15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.38	$0.41 PYG2,754	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.40	$0.40 PYG2,742	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.13	$0.73 PYG4,986	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.39	$0.46 PYG3,104	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.39	$0.41 PYG2,783	-56.9%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Ghana	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS46.02	$3.61 PYG24,531	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS342.86	$28.58 PYG194,281	-8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS87,448.00	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	+92.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS98.85	$7.41 PYG50,380	-18.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Ghana	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS541.94	$16.79 PYG114,114	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,498.42	$394.03 PYG2,678,509	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,284.94	$298.30 PYG2,027,731	+153.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS441.17	$27.56 PYG187,337	-31.7%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 15.5% less for childcare

	Ghana	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,190.79	$120.95 PYG822,203	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS55,568.49	$2,948.66 PYG20,043,978	-42.0%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.20	$1.33 PYG9,047	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS29.12	$1.82 PYG12,366	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.31	$1.26 PYG8,571	-10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS328.44	$26.69 PYG181,414	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS105.56	$5.49 PYG37,301	-43.2%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS181.93	$55.16 PYG374,991	+231.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS211.25	$37.83 PYG257,137	+95.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS363.25	$78.06 PYG530,600	+134.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS482.45	$55.34 PYG376,182	+25.4%
Average			+121.9%

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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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