Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 5.9% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 60.7% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱235.66	$4.00 PYG24,079	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱201.27	$5.16 PYG31,051	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱42.59	$0.83 PYG4,975	+19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱23.38	$0.49 PYG2,928	+28.0%
Average			+27.4%

Philippines vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Philippines	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱76.37	$1.04 PYG6,238	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱240.20	$3.49 PYG21,001	-10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱431.53	$3.52 PYG21,177	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱126.45	$1.81 PYG10,870	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱117.62	$1.51 PYG9,076	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱87.27	$0.94 PYG5,666	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱39.68	$0.41 PYG2,437	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱71.91	$0.40 PYG2,427	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱42.59	$0.73 PYG4,413	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱58.32	$0.46 PYG2,748	-51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱72.06	$0.41 PYG2,464	-65.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 60.7% more for transportation

	Philippines	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱255.01	$3.61 PYG21,715	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱778.97	$28.58 PYG172K	+125.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱2M	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱170.86	$7.41 PYG44,595	+166.8%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Philippines	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,718.82	$16.79 PYG101K	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱15,634.92	$394.03 PYG2M	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,941.59	$298.30 PYG2M	+84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,928.09	$27.56 PYG166K	-65.6%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Philippines	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,996.78	$120.95 PYG728K	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱347K	$2,948.66 PYG18M	-47.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱73.71	$1.33 PYG8,009	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱133.50	$1.82 PYG10,946	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱167.76	$1.26 PYG7,587	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,894.22	$26.69 PYG161K	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱345.99	$5.49 PYG33,018	-2.5%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Philippines	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,532.13	$55.16 PYG332K	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,573.26	$37.83 PYG228K	+47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,290.82	$78.06 PYG470K	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱4,057.88	$55.34 PYG333K	-16.1%
Average			+19.4%

Philippines 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: June 2026

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