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Paraguay vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 6.9% cheaper than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.04	$4.00 PYG27,202	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR17.86	$5.16 PYG35,079	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR2.95	$0.83 PYG5,620	+13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.59	$0.49 PYG3,307	+23.7%
Average			+19.6%

Malaysia vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.12	$1.04 PYG7,047	+1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR31.53	$3.49 PYG23,725	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR26.99	$3.52 PYG23,924	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.05	$1.81 PYG12,280	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.83	$1.51 PYG10,253	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.18	$0.94 PYG6,401	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.69	$0.41 PYG2,754	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.23	$0.40 PYG2,742	-68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.73 PYG4,986	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.15	$0.46 PYG3,104	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.37	$0.41 PYG2,783	-30.1%
Average			-28.2%

Malaysia vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.51	$3.61 PYG24,531	+94.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR61.80	$28.58 PYG194,281	+87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR145,135.94	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	-57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.38	$7.41 PYG50,380	+13.7%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR110.04	$16.79 PYG114,114	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,415.89	$394.03 PYG2,678,509	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,001.62	$298.30 PYG2,027,731	+20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR139.16	$27.56 PYG187,337	-19.8%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR690.76	$120.95 PYG822,203	-29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,220.16	$2,948.66 PYG20,043,978	-52.7%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.07	$1.33 PYG9,047	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.63	$1.82 PYG12,366	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR16.91	$1.26 PYG8,571	-69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR147.36	$26.69 PYG181,414	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.69	$5.49 PYG37,301	+18.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR240.37	$55.16 PYG374,991	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR120.19	$37.83 PYG257,137	+27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR286.14	$78.06 PYG530,600	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR230.20	$55.34 PYG376,182	-2.7%
Average			+7.0%

Malaysia vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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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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