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Paraguay vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 25.3% cheaper than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 0.8% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Paraguay

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 BGN15.98	$3.28 PYG26,037	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 BGN13.76	$4.41 PYG34,939	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BGN2.15	$0.80 PYG6,350	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BGN1.33	$0.46 PYG3,677	-37.0%
Average			-43.7%

Bulgaria vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BGN1.59	$0.64 PYG5,060	-27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 BGN8.39	$2.72 PYG21,529	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 BGN11.00	$3.00 PYG23,795	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 BGN5.31	$1.67 PYG13,242	-43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 BGN5.69	$1.29 PYG10,212	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 BGN1.23	$0.82 PYG6,530	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 BGN1.52	$0.32 PYG2,568	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BGN1.31	$0.37 PYG2,955	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.76	$0.64 PYG5,059	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.86	$0.42 PYG3,322	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BGN0.89	$0.40 PYG3,151	-19.5%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 BGN9.81	$3.51 PYG27,813	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.97 BGN41.45	$25.43 PYG201,574	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,917.67 BGN53,996.19	$14,874.44 PYG117,920,596	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.49 BGN11.72	$8.90 PYG70,551	+37.1%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.17 BGN21.96	$16.38 PYG129,866	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.56 BGN544.27	$340.08 PYG2,696,048	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.85 BGN420.25	$261.33 PYG2,071,729	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.06 BGN139.08	$28.63 PYG226,997	-62.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$365.01 BGN658.78	$130.10 PYG1,031,385	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,166.80 BGN9,325.18	$3,042.69 PYG24,121,649	-41.1%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 BGN3.30	$1.02 PYG8,063	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 BGN3.17	$1.65 PYG13,119	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 BGN5.83	$1.06 PYG8,399	-67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 BGN51.51	$25.68 PYG203,589	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 BGN12.03	$4.77 PYG37,795	-28.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.59 BGN80.48	$50.60 PYG401,132	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.98 BGN52.30	$31.53 PYG249,951	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.86 BGN136.91	$70.98 PYG562,726	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.78 BGN138.57	$50.85 PYG403,147	-33.8%
Average			-4.5%

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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: March 2025

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