Cost of living comparison

 Jamaica
compared to
 Paraguay
Paraguay vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 31.8% cheaper than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants
pay 45.8% less in Paraguay
Groceries
pay 62.0% less in Paraguay
Transportation
pay 46.0% less in Paraguay
Housing
pay 51.8% less in Paraguay
Childcare
pay 7.2% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.3% less in Paraguay
Clothing
pay 34.1% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.8% less for restaurants

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.25
JMD1,129.33
$3.28
PYG25,565
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.80
JMD1,215.71
$4.41
PYG34,306
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
JMD207.31
$0.80
PYG6,235

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pay 62.0% less for groceries

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$2.62
JMD408.63
$0.64
PYG4,969
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.91
JMD921.75
$2.72
PYG21,139
Milk (1 gallon) $13.43
JMD2,092.29
$3.00
PYG23,364

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
JMD753.32
$3.51
PYG27,309
Monthly public transit pass $37.59
JMD5,858.84
$25.43
PYG197,920
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,601.97
JMD6,327,545.07
$14,874.44
PYG115,783,481

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pay 51.8% less for housing

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.42
JMD7,546.44
$16.38
PYG127,512
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $594.87
JMD92,705.76
$340.08
PYG2,647,186
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $355.79
JMD55,447.17
$261.33
PYG2,034,183

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pay 7.2% more for childcare

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $194.86
JMD30,368.31
$130.10
PYG1,012,693
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,060.17
JMD321,064.32
$3,042.69
PYG23,684,484

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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.65
JMD412.45
$1.02
PYG7,917
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.05
JMD475.19
$1.65
PYG12,881
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.65
JMD1,347.53
$1.06
PYG8,247

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

 
Jamaica
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.19
JMD3,769.19
$50.60
PYG393,862
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.83
JMD3,401.38
$31.53
PYG245,421
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.00
JMD10,285.52
$70.98
PYG552,528

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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: January 2025
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