Cost of living comparison

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

Paraguay is 67.1% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants
pay 90.5% more in Paraguay
Groceries
pay 26.6% more in Paraguay
Transportation
pay 5.5% less in Paraguay
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Paraguay
Childcare
pay 79.7% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.8% more in Paraguay
Clothing
pay 74.0% more in Paraguay

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Paraguay are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 90.5% more for restaurants

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.57
NPR213.24
$3.28
PYG26,384
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.71
NPR909.45
$4.41
PYG35,405
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
NPR56.33
$0.80
PYG6,435

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
NPR62.98
$0.64
PYG5,128
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
NPR434.74
$2.72
PYG21,816
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
NPR381.11
$3.00
PYG24,113

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
NPR656.33
$3.51
PYG28,184
Monthly public transit pass $15.93
NPR2,159.88
$25.43
PYG204,262
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,847.90
NPR4,183,821.10
$14,874.44
PYG119,493,437

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.30
NPR1,261.16
$16.38
PYG131,598
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $83.84
NPR11,371.39
$340.08
PYG2,732,008
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.73
NPR7,151.75
$261.33
PYG2,099,362

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pay 79.7% more for childcare

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.59
NPR6,996.37
$130.10
PYG1,045,142
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,839.32
NPR385,089.10
$3,042.69
PYG24,443,387

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.21
NPR299.14
$1.02
PYG8,170
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.57
NPR212.43
$1.65
PYG13,294
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.90
NPR393.97
$1.06
PYG8,511

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pay 74.0% more for clothing

 
Nepal
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.36
NPR2,897.26
$50.60
PYG406,482
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.01
NPR3,663.21
$31.53
PYG253,285
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.30
NPR5,465.75
$70.98
PYG570,232

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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: May 2025
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