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Paraguay vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 15.5% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% less for restaurants

	Russia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$4.00 PYG26,849	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$5.16 PYG34,623	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$0.83 PYG5,547	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$0.49 PYG3,265	-5.1%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Russia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$1.04 PYG6,956	+64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$3.49 PYG23,417	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$3.52 PYG23,614	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$1.81 PYG12,120	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$1.51 PYG10,120	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$0.94 PYG6,317	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.41 PYG2,718	-49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$0.40 PYG2,707	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$0.73 PYG4,921	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$0.46 PYG3,064	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$0.41 PYG2,747	+35.1%
Average			-6.7%

Russia vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$3.61 PYG24,213	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$28.58 PYG191,759	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$7.41 PYG49,726	+49.9%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Russia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$16.79 PYG112,632	+121.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$27.56 PYG184,904	-66.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Russia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$120.95 PYG811,528	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	-62.1%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$1.33 PYG8,930	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$1.82 PYG12,206	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$1.26 PYG8,460	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$26.69 PYG179,058	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$5.49 PYG36,816	+7.1%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Russia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$55.16 PYG370,122	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$37.83 PYG253,798	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$78.06 PYG523,711	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$55.34 PYG371,297	-43.1%
Average			-23.1%

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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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