Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 36.4% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 53.4% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 24.0% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 4.3% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.28 PYG26,037	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$4.41 PYG34,939	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$0.80 PYG6,350	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.46 PYG3,677	-68.7%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 53.4% less for groceries

	Dominica	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.64 PYG5,060	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$2.72 PYG21,529	+144.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$3.00 PYG23,795	-78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$1.67 PYG13,242	-67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$1.29 PYG10,212	-72.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$0.82 PYG6,530	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.32 PYG2,568	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$0.37 PYG2,955	-82.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$0.64 PYG5,059	-73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.42 PYG3,322	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.40 PYG3,151	-71.4%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Dominica	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$3.51 PYG27,813	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$25.43 PYG201,574	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$14,874.44 PYG117,920,596	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$8.90 PYG70,551	-75.9%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 24.0% less for housing

	Dominica	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$16.38 PYG129,866	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$340.08 PYG2,696,048	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$261.33 PYG2,071,729	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$28.63 PYG226,997	-73.1%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 4.3% more for childcare

	Dominica	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$130.10 PYG1,031,385	+17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$3,042.69 PYG24,121,649	-8.6%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.02 PYG8,063	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$1.65 PYG13,119	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.06 PYG8,399	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$25.68 PYG203,589	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.77 PYG37,795	-42.7%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Dominica	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$50.60 PYG401,132	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$31.53 PYG249,951	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$70.98 PYG562,726	-52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$50.85 PYG403,147	-34.6%
Average			-33.2%

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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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