Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 60.7% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 61.6% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 57.7% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 71.1% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.3% less for restaurants

	Norway	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 NOK192.07	$3.28 PYG26,384	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.17 NOK126.18	$4.41 PYG35,405	-63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NOK29.85	$0.80 PYG6,435	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 NOK28.02	$0.46 PYG3,726	-82.8%
Average			-75.3%

Norway vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

	Norway	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 NOK31.42	$0.64 PYG5,128	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 NOK52.86	$2.72 PYG21,816	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 NOK76.89	$3.00 PYG24,113	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 NOK38.47	$1.67 PYG13,418	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.92 NOK61.45	$1.29 PYG10,349	-78.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 NOK13.64	$0.82 PYG6,617	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 NOK10.20	$0.32 PYG2,602	-67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK13.39	$0.37 PYG2,994	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 NOK18.86	$0.64 PYG5,127	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NOK9.90	$0.42 PYG3,366	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 NOK10.92	$0.40 PYG3,193	-62.3%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 57.7% less for transportation

	Norway	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 NOK75.93	$3.51 PYG28,184	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.29 NOK697.84	$25.43 PYG204,262	-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,441.53 NOK336,441.42	$14,874.44 PYG119,493,437	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 NOK243.69	$8.90 PYG71,492	-62.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 71.1% less for housing

	Norway	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.97 NOK549.29	$16.38 PYG131,598	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.17 NOK10,683.58	$340.08 PYG2,732,008	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.77 NOK8,335.63	$261.33 PYG2,099,362	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.13 NOK1,536.24	$28.63 PYG230,025	-80.7%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Norway	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$272.16 NOK2,822.51	$130.10 PYG1,045,142	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,113.04 NOK63,396.55	$3,042.69 PYG24,443,387	-50.2%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.83 NOK91.55	$1.02 PYG8,170	-88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.64 NOK48.10	$1.65 PYG13,294	-64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.25 NOK137.41	$1.06 PYG8,511	-92.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.21 NOK448.09	$25.68 PYG206,305	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.55 NOK140.56	$4.77 PYG38,299	-64.8%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Norway	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.77 NOK910.28	$50.60 PYG406,482	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 NOK415.94	$31.53 PYG253,285	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 NOK1,042.54	$70.98 PYG570,232	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.05 NOK1,307.25	$50.85 PYG408,525	-59.7%
Average			-38.2%

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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: May 2025

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