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Paraguay vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 7.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 30.9% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$4.00 PYG27,905	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$5.16 PYG35,985	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$0.83 PYG5,765	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$0.49 PYG3,393	+4.3%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$1.04 PYG7,229	+171.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$3.49 PYG24,338	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$3.52 PYG24,542	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$1.81 PYG12,597	+27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$1.51 PYG10,518	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$0.94 PYG6,566	+74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.41 PYG2,825	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$0.40 PYG2,813	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$0.73 PYG5,115	-2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.46 PYG3,184	+70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.41 PYG2,855	+133.4%
Average			+30.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$3.61 PYG25,165	+120.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$28.58 PYG199,299	+91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$7.41 PYG51,681	+12.1%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$16.79 PYG117,061	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	+30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$27.56 PYG192,175	-29.5%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$120.95 PYG843,438	-27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	-38.1%
Average			-33.0%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$1.33 PYG9,281	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$1.82 PYG12,686	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$1.26 PYG8,793	-34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$26.69 PYG186,099	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$5.49 PYG38,264	+35.9%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$55.16 PYG384,676	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$37.83 PYG263,778	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$78.06 PYG544,304	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$55.34 PYG385,897	-24.8%
Average			-1.1%

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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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