Cost of living comparison
compared to
Paraguay vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary
Paraguay is 55.3% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
Paraguay vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.91
UYU761.88
|
$4.00
PYG24,467
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.15
UYU449.25
|
$5.16
PYG31,551
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
UYU83.36
|
$0.83
PYG5,055
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
UYU60.63
|
$0.49
PYG2,975
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
UYU100.51
|
$1.04
PYG6,339
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.13
UYU287.24
|
$3.49
PYG21,340
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.42
UYU177.88
|
$3.52
PYG21,519
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
UYU166.38
|
$1.81
PYG11,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
UYU192.10
|
$1.51
PYG9,222
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
UYU48.71
|
$0.94
PYG5,757
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU43.60
|
$0.41
PYG2,477
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
UYU24.62
|
$0.40
PYG2,467
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
UYU64.06
|
$0.73
PYG4,484
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
UYU36.20
|
$0.46
PYG2,792
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
UYU37.91
|
$0.41
PYG2,503
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
UYU293.82
|
$3.61
PYG22,065
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.38
UYU2,029.43
|
$28.58
PYG175K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,912.71
UYU1M
|
$15,411.13
PYG94M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
UYU858.98
|
$7.41
PYG45,314
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation
pay 53.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.55
UYU1,593.18
|
$16.79
PYG103K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$657.18
UYU26,471.42
|
$394.03
PYG2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.59
UYU19,881.85
|
$298.30
PYG2M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.50
UYU4,370.52
|
$27.56
PYG168K
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.40
UYU19,551.98
|
$120.95
PYG740K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,353.42
UYU336K
|
$2,948.66
PYG18M
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of childcare
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.70
UYU148.90
|
$1.33
PYG8,138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
UYU166.34
|
$1.82
PYG11,123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.51
UYU222.13
|
$1.26
PYG7,709
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.33
UYU2,148.06
|
$26.69
PYG163K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
UYU397.14
|
$5.49
PYG33,550
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.21
UYU3,392.07
|
$55.16
PYG337K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.56
UYU2,036.74
|
$37.83
PYG231K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.88
UYU5,110.74
|
$78.06
PYG477K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.58
UYU4,977.84
|
$55.34
PYG338K
|
|
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing
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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