Cost of living comparison

 Michigan, USA
compared to
 Paraguay
Paraguay vs. Michigan Cost of Living Summary
Paraguay vs. Michigan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.2% less for restaurants

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.68
 
$3.28
PYG26,164
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.87
 
$4.41
PYG35,110
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
 
$0.80
PYG6,381

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pay 59.3% less for groceries

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$3.01
 
$0.64
PYG5,085
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.12
 
$2.72
PYG21,634
Milk (1 gallon) $3.27
 
$3.00
PYG23,912

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$3.51
PYG27,949
Monthly public transit pass $48.27
 
$25.43
PYG202,559
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,758.20
 
$14,874.44
PYG118,497,288

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pay 75.2% less for housing

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.88
 
$16.38
PYG130,501
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,322.38
 
$340.08
PYG2,709,233
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,104.85
 
$261.33
PYG2,081,861

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,159.08
 
$130.10
PYG1,036,429
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,453.87
 
$3,042.69
PYG24,239,616

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.24
 
$1.02
PYG8,102
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.78
 
$1.65
PYG13,183
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.42
 
$1.06
PYG8,440

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

 
Michigan
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.13
 
$50.60
PYG403,093
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.59
 
$31.53
PYG251,174
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.38
 
$70.98
PYG565,479

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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: July 2025
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