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Paraguay vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 4.2% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.99	$4.00 PYG25,815	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO250.38	$5.16 PYG33,290	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.13	$0.83 PYG5,333	+1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.07	$0.49 PYG3,139	-18.9%
Average			-13.6%

Nicaragua vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO64.16	$1.04 PYG6,688	-40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO121.20	$3.49 PYG22,515	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO167.35	$3.52 PYG22,704	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.78	$1.81 PYG11,653	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO91.07	$1.51 PYG9,730	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.12	$0.94 PYG6,074	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.48	$0.41 PYG2,613	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.04	$0.40 PYG2,602	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.12	$0.73 PYG4,732	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.79	$0.46 PYG2,946	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.20	$0.41 PYG2,641	-53.2%
Average			-30.2%

Nicaragua vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO182.13	$3.61 PYG23,280	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO184.11	$28.58 PYG184K	+471.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO845K	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.72	$7.41 PYG47,810	+33.2%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,337.55	$16.79 PYG108K	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO12,019.12	$394.03 PYG3M	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,447.74	$298.30 PYG2M	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,055.63	$27.56 PYG178K	-50.7%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,346.20	$120.95 PYG780K	+2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO221K	$2,948.66 PYG19M	-50.9%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO48.05	$1.33 PYG8,586	+1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.52	$1.82 PYG11,736	-15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.84	$1.26 PYG8,134	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,239.73	$26.69 PYG172K	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO294.35	$5.49 PYG35,398	-31.4%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,274.78	$55.16 PYG356K	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,276.58	$37.83 PYG244K	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,982.25	$78.06 PYG504K	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,311.19	$55.34 PYG357K	-38.5%
Average			-29.0%

Nicaragua 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: March 2026

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