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Source: Anexo:Salario mínimo en Paraguay - Wikipedia (citing MTESS reajuste, eff. 1 Jul 2025) · effective Jul 1, 2025
Anexo:Salario mínimo en Paraguay - Wikipedia (citing MTESS reajuste, eff. 1 Jul 2025)McDonald's operates in Paraguay (McDonald's Paraguay; locations in Asunción and other cities). BIG MAC: G. 28,000 as of January 2026 per MarketData Paraguay applying the Big Mac Index methodology. Note Paraguay is NOT in The Economist's official Big Mac Index, so this is a local news/analysis figure, not a direct McDonald's menu listing — hence medium confidence on the price. Price evolution cited: ~G. 25,000 (early 2024), G. 26,000 (Mar 2025), G. 28,000 (Jan 2026). For reference, a Big Mac combo meal in Asunción averages ~G. 34,994 (Expatistan). MINIMUM WAGE (national statutory, set by presidential decree on recommendation of the Consejo Nacional de Salarios Mínimos): currently in force G. 2,899,048/month, daily jornal G. 111,502, effective 1 Jul 2025 through 30 Jun 2026. Standard legal workweek is 48 hours (8h/day, 6 days) per Art. 194 of the Código del Trabajo; hourly ≈ G. 13,938 (jornal 111,502 ÷ 8). NOTE: A 5% increase to G. 3,044,000/month (daily jornal G. 117,077; hourly ≈ G. 14,635) takes effect 1 July 2026, just after today's date (19 Jun 2026); figure reported here is the one legally in force on the research date. Min-wage confidence is high; overall medium due to Big Mac price sourcing.
Big Mac price: MarketData Paraguay - "¿Cuánto vale realmente tu dinero? El Índice Big Mac y el caso paraguayo" (Jan 2026) · Jul 1, 2025