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Nepal vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 24.8% cheaper than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 61.5% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 37.3% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Nepal
Clothing: pay 47.3% less in Nepal

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

Nepal vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,849	$1.72 NPR248.76	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG34,623	$6.09 NPR878.38	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,547	$0.47 NPR67.57	-43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,265	$0.15 NPR22.22	-68.4%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,956	$0.46 NPR66.75	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,417	$3.17 NPR458.03	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,614	$2.73 NPR394.64	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,120	$1.57 NPR226.88	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,120	$1.34 NPR194.03	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,317	$0.93 NPR134.43	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,718	$0.39 NPR55.76	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,707	$0.50 NPR71.96	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,921	$0.26 NPR37.80	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,064	$0.18 NPR26.40	-59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,747	$0.25 NPR36.72	-37.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,213	$4.54 NPR655.22	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,759	$11.71 NPR1,689.22	-59.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	$28,860.29 NPR4,164,795.60	+87.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,726	$9.69 NPR1,398.87	+30.8%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Paraguay	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG112,632	$8.21 NPR1,184.59	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	$80.01 NPR11,545.64	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	$52.43 NPR7,565.69	-82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG184,904	$18.56 NPR2,678.40	-32.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG811,528	$52.04 NPR7,509.19	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	$2,428.89 NPR350,509.76	-17.6%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,930	$2.16 NPR311.05	+61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,206	$1.40 NPR202.34	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,460	$2.59 NPR374.47	+105.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG179,058	$17.84 NPR2,574.67	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG36,816	$2.74 NPR395.38	-50.1%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 47.3% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG370,122	$20.52 NPR2,960.79	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,798	$24.55 NPR3,543.25	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,711	$41.57 NPR5,999.48	-46.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,297	$30.69 NPR4,428.48	-44.5%
Average			-47.3%

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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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