Cost of living comparison

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Thailand vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 62.6% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 31.1% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.6% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$2.67 THB85.43	-33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$6.99 THB223.63	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.73 THB23.49	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.36 THB11.51	-26.0%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$1.41 THB45.03	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$7.88 THB252.05	+125.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$7.17 THB229.11	+103.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$2.07 THB66.18	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$1.41 THB45.15	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$1.33 THB42.47	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.59 THB18.95	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$0.90 THB28.72	+122.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.75 THB24.08	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.71 THB22.77	+56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.62 THB19.72	+50.7%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$4.83 THB154.50	+33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$28.12 THB899.09	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	+97.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$10.53 THB336.66	+42.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Paraguay	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$18.52 THB592.20	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$414.60 THB13,256.12	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$266.86 THB8,532.32	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$60.46 THB1,933.10	+119.4%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$359.13 THB11,482.48	+196.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	+276.6%
Average			+236.8%

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pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$2.15 THB68.88	+61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$1.97 THB63.01	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$4.31 THB137.94	+242.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$53.45 THB1,709.08	+100.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$6.32 THB201.98	+15.1%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$37.08 THB1,185.58	-32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$29.48 THB942.56	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$91.15 THB2,914.34	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$69.13 THB2,210.16	+24.9%
Average			-3.3%

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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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