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Paraguay vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 12.8% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 25.6% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$4.00 PYG27,522	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$5.16 PYG35,491	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.83 PYG5,686	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.49 PYG3,346	+6.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.04 PYG7,130	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$3.49 PYG24,004	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$3.52 PYG24,205	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.81 PYG12,424	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$1.51 PYG10,374	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.94 PYG6,476	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.41 PYG2,786	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.40 PYG2,775	-78.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.73 PYG5,044	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.46 PYG3,140	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.41 PYG2,816	-7.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$3.61 PYG24,820	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$28.58 PYG196,565	+242.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$15,411.13 PYG105,990,824	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$7.41 PYG50,972	+48.1%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$16.79 PYG115,455	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$394.03 PYG2,709,993	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$298.30 PYG2,051,565	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$27.56 PYG189,539	-52.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$120.95 PYG831,867	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$2,948.66 PYG20,279,578	-55.5%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.33 PYG9,154	-31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$1.82 PYG12,512	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$1.26 PYG8,672	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$26.69 PYG183,546	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$5.49 PYG37,739	+41.0%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$55.16 PYG379,399	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$37.83 PYG260,159	-42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$78.06 PYG536,837	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$55.34 PYG380,603	-63.2%
Average			-39.8%

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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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