Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 72.1% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 79.6% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 76.1% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in El Salvador

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in El Salvador are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$5.50 SVC47.99	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$6.33 SVC55.23	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.99 SVC8.64	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.81 SVC7.05	+66.0%
Average			+36.5%

Paraguay vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$1.95 SVC17.01	+88.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$3.77 SVC32.86	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$6.72 SVC58.61	+90.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$2.78 SVC24.25	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.82 SVC24.64	+87.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$1.67 SVC14.60	+77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.76 SVC6.60	+86.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$1.17 SVC10.17	+188.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$1.22 SVC10.61	+65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.97 SVC8.44	+111.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.98 SVC8.51	+138.2%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 79.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$3.75 SVC32.69	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$15.00 SVC130.88	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$29.78 SVC259.88	+301.9%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$41.89 SVC365.49	+149.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$64.97 SVC566.86	+135.7%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 76.1% more for childcare

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+117.7%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$2.00 SVC17.45	+50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$2.83 SVC24.69	+55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$4.00 SVC34.90	+217.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$30.27 SVC264.08	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$5.17 SVC45.08	-5.8%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Paraguay	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$62.60 SVC546.20	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$45.83 SVC399.91	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$109.17 SVC952.51	+97.3%
Average			+50.2%

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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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