Cost of Living in Paraguay for Students 2026

What it costs to live and study in Paraguay, measured against comparable destinations, with the figures that decide a student budget.

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Price level, against the United States

39%

A basket of goods costing $100 in the United States costs about $39 in Paraguay, at market exchange rates. This is a whole-economy average from the World Bank (2023), not a student budget — rent near a university and a student's own habits move it a long way in both directions.

Universities in Paraguay

#3 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad Columbia del Paraguay

Public University — Universidad Columbia del Paraguay is a private higher-education institution in Paraguay. It presents itself as an academic university with more than 80 years of history and positions academi...

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4,800Students

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#3 in Paraguay · by research impact

9,027 citations · h-index 37

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#7 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad Autónoma de Asunción

Public University — Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (UAA) is a university in Asunción. Academic activities are organized through five faculties: Economic and Business Sciences; Legal, Political, and Social Sci...

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#7 in Paraguay · by research impact

3,377 citations · h-index 25

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#8 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad Autónoma del Paraguay

Public University — Universidad Autónoma del Paraguay (UAP) is a university in Paraguay that offers professional careers and postgraduate programs. Its career options include Odontology, Óptica y Contactología,...

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#8 in Paraguay · by research impact

2,099 citations · h-index 25

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#4 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad Católica Nuestra Senora de la Asunción

Public University — Universidad Católica Nuestra Senora de la Asunción is a public university located in Paraguay.

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#4 in Paraguay · by research impact

9,026 citations · h-index 41

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#14 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad Comunera

Public University — Universidad Comunera (UCOM) offers academic programs in Paraguay at the undergraduate, diploma, and postgraduate levels. Its degree programs are available in face-to-face or distance modalit...

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#14 in Paraguay · by research impact

254 citations · h-index 7

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#13 in Paraguay Paraguay

Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas

Public University — Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas (UCSA) is a university in Asunción, Paraguay, with a central headquarters at Sgto. Gauto 972. It provides in-person and virtual degree programs, cont...

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#13 in Paraguay · by research impact

824 citations · h-index 12

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