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Paraguay vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 25.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 29.4% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,598	$4.00 PYG26,849	+112.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,658	$5.16 PYG34,623	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,934	$0.83 PYG5,547	+56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,503	$0.49 PYG3,265	+70.7%
Average			+66.0%

Vietnam vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,621	$1.04 PYG6,956	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫139,920	$3.49 PYG23,417	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫136,929	$3.52 PYG23,614	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,092	$1.81 PYG12,120	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,967	$1.51 PYG10,120	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,162	$0.94 PYG6,317	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.41 PYG2,718	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,140	$0.40 PYG2,707	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,917	$0.73 PYG4,921	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,222	$0.46 PYG3,064	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,276	$0.41 PYG2,747	-12.2%
Average			-4.9%

Vietnam vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,990	$3.61 PYG24,213	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫174,856	$28.58 PYG191,759	+330.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,341	$7.41 PYG49,726	+25.6%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 29.4% more for housing

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,346	$16.79 PYG112,632	+93.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	+33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	$27.56 PYG184,904	-36.3%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	$120.95 PYG811,528	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	-76.0%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,499	$1.33 PYG8,930	+43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,057	$1.82 PYG12,206	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,640	$1.26 PYG8,460	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536,285	$26.69 PYG179,058	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,052	$5.49 PYG36,816	+71.8%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833,176	$55.16 PYG370,122	+74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560,364	$37.83 PYG253,798	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	$78.06 PYG523,711	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	$55.34 PYG371,297	-28.4%
Average			+32.7%

Vietnam 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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