last edited Dec 11, 2019
Money, Budget, and Shopping in Paraguay
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Money
Currency
- Currency: Guarani (100 centimos).
- Banknotes: 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 guaranies.
- Coins: 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 guaranies.
- Exchange:
Exchange
Which currency to bring
Payment methods
Returning home
Budget
What can be expensive
What can be inexpensive
Price range
- Double room in a budget hotel:
- Double room in a tourist hotel:
- Snacks, local restaurant meal:
- Tourist restaurant meal:
- Budget car rental:
- One hour of bus travel:
- Urban taxi:
- Urban bus:
Bargaining and tipping
Shopping and souvenirs
For handicrafts, look out for hand-embroidered lace and fabrics, leather goods, certain musical instruments, and all kinds of local indigenous crafts. In another category, the city of Ciudad del Este is known for its duty-free shopping and counterfeit goods.