Price per GB
$3.19
Median mid-tier catalogue price.
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Tigo offers the widest network with the best national reach.
Paraguay has workable 4G across Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, Encarnacion and the main towns, with limited 5G so far. Tigo and Personal carry the widest coverage, including the populated eastern region. The realistic weak spots are the vast, sparsely populated Chaco in the west, the remote Pantanal fringe and the rural interior, where signal disappears between settlements. For the cities and the populated east, connectivity is usable.
Typical local SIM: $8-18. Usually sold at operator stores, supermarkets and corner shops; airport counter at Asuncion. Local SIMs are cheap with passport registration. A travel eSIM skips the in store step and works the moment you land. The Chaco region has little signal on any network, so download offline maps for western travel.
For a short trip a travel eSIM is the easiest choice. For a long stay a local Tigo SIM is cheaper per gigabyte.
the widest network with the best national reach, a strong single choice for touring.
good coverage in the cities and main towns, a solid alternative.
competitive pricing and decent urban coverage, weaker in the Chaco.
you want to land connected without queuing, or you are moving between Asuncion and the eastern towns on one trip.
you are staying a month or more and want the lowest price per gigabyte from a local Tigo pack.
No first-hand measurement has been published for Paraguay yet. This page will update automatically when a validated field test is added to the shared dataset.
Use this page to compare the current price per GB, network indicator, transparency signal and local-operator reference for Paraguay. It also links to a destination calculator and plan page.
It is the median price per GB of mid-tier plans in the live Paraguay catalogue. Small 1 GB teasers and 50 GB or larger bulk plans are excluded so the figure reflects a typical traveller choice.
The page shows the current 5G coverage indicator, a transparency score and the main local operator. These are destination-level signals, not a guarantee for every street or device.
The decision section compares the practical trade-offs. A travel eSIM is usually simpler for a short visit; a local SIM can make sense when you need a local number, longer service or local pricing. Check the current conditions before deciding.
Price per GB is the median of mid-tier plans from the live Paraguay catalogue. Network and transparency indicators come from the shared Drift dataset and are refreshed monthly.
Field measurements are published only after validation. Open dataset: data-americas.json.
Figures updated September 2026. Dataset license: CC BY 4.0.