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Paraguay vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 17.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 65.7% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 17.8% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 61.4% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$4.00 PYG26,837	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$5.16 PYG34,608	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.83 PYG5,545	+74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.49 PYG3,263	+97.9%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.04 PYG6,953	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.49 PYG23,407	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$3.52 PYG23,603	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.81 PYG12,115	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.51 PYG10,116	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.94 PYG6,315	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.41 PYG2,717	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.40 PYG2,706	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.73 PYG4,919	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.46 PYG3,062	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.41 PYG2,746	-11.2%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$3.61 PYG24,202	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$28.58 PYG191,674	+277.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$7.41 PYG49,704	+32.2%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 17.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$16.79 PYG112,583	+93.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$394.03 PYG2,642,570	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$298.30 PYG2,000,523	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$27.56 PYG184,823	-51.0%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 61.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$120.95 PYG811,171	-47.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$2,948.66 PYG19,775,034	-75.0%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.33 PYG8,926	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.82 PYG12,200	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$1.26 PYG8,456	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$26.69 PYG178,980	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.49 PYG36,800	+44.9%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$55.16 PYG369,960	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$37.83 PYG253,687	+64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$78.06 PYG523,480	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$55.34 PYG371,134	-23.6%
Average			+15.9%

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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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