Cost of living comparison

 North Korea
compared to
 Paraguay
Paraguay vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 33.3% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.7% less in Paraguay
Groceries
pay 38.8% less in Paraguay
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.8% less in Paraguay

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paraguay. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 59.7% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.28
PYG26,307
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.41
PYG35,302
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.80
PYG6,416

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.64
PYG5,113
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.72
PYG21,753
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$3.00
PYG24,043

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.51
PYG28,102
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.43
PYG203,668
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $14,874.44
PYG119,145,521

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.38
PYG131,215
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$340.08
PYG2,724,054
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$261.33
PYG2,093,250

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $130.10
PYG1,042,099
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,042.69
PYG24,372,218

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.02
PYG8,147
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.65
PYG13,255
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.06
PYG8,486

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.60
PYG405,298
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.53
PYG252,548
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $70.98
PYG568,572

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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: April 2025
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