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Paraguay vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 10.5% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 49.3% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.41 UAH270.20	$4.00 PYG27,202	-37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 UAH237.13	$5.16 PYG35,079	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 UAH25.67	$0.83 PYG5,620	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 UAH17.44	$0.49 PYG3,307	+17.6%
Average			+1.9%

Ukraine vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 UAH28.65	$1.04 PYG7,047	+52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 UAH177.59	$3.49 PYG23,725	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 UAH172.71	$3.52 PYG23,924	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 UAH69.32	$1.81 PYG12,280	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 UAH77.17	$1.51 PYG10,253	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 UAH16.71	$0.94 PYG6,401	+137.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 UAH28.42	$0.41 PYG2,754	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH31.37	$0.40 PYG2,742	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UAH37.81	$0.73 PYG4,986	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 UAH11.55	$0.46 PYG3,104	+66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 UAH9.43	$0.41 PYG2,783	+82.9%
Average			+17.8%

Ukraine vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 UAH215.57	$3.61 PYG24,531	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 UAH513.61	$28.58 PYG194,281	+134.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,398.14 UAH1,196,779.83	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 UAH184.18	$7.41 PYG50,380	+69.6%
Average			+32.2%

Ukraine vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.3% more for housing

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.80 UAH244.22	$16.79 PYG114,114	+189.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.65 UAH13,134.03	$394.03 PYG2,678,509	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.10 UAH9,022.89	$298.30 PYG2,027,731	+39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.84 UAH2,774.58	$27.56 PYG187,337	-58.1%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.96 UAH10,955.32	$120.95 PYG822,203	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,454.26 UAH187,715.56	$2,948.66 PYG20,043,978	-33.8%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 UAH42.92	$1.33 PYG9,047	+30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.16 UAH48.85	$1.82 PYG12,366	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 UAH109.81	$1.26 PYG8,571	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.59 UAH994.09	$26.69 PYG181,414	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.94 UAH165.98	$5.49 PYG37,301	+39.3%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Ukraine	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 UAH2,176.20	$55.16 PYG374,991	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.33 UAH1,278.06	$37.83 PYG257,137	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 UAH3,266.26	$78.06 PYG530,600	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.90 UAH3,788.86	$55.34 PYG376,182	-38.4%
Average			-1.5%

Ukraine 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: December 2025

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