Tipping In Paraguay - A Complete Guide
Quick Guide
🍽️ Mid/High-End Restaurant - 10-15% If Good
🍽️ Casual Eatery - Tip ₲1,000
🍹 Bar - Round Up To Next ₲1,000
☕️ Café - Round Up To Next ₲1,000
🚕 Taxi - Not Expected - Can Round Up
🛎️ Porter/Bellhop - $0.50 USD/Bag in ₲
🛏️ Housekeeping - $0.50-$2 USD/Day in ₲
📸 Tour Guide - $3-$5 USD/Day in ₲
In Paraguay, modest tips are expected for good service in quite a few different scenarios. Due to the low cost of living, small tips can go a long way.
Calculate a culturally appropriate tip for Paraguay using the calculator below and read on for more detail on tipping in Restaurants, Bars, Taxis, Hotels etc.
Paraguay Tip Calculator
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Tipping in Restaurants
In nicer restaurants, tip 10-15% for good service. In casual eateries, tipping around ₲1,000 for good service is perfectly acceptable.
Don’t confuse VAT with a service charge. VAT is added to all goods and services in Paraguay, included in the menu prices but usually shown on the final bill.
Cash tips are preferred even if you pay for the rest of the bill by card.
Tipping In Bars & Cafés
It’s common to tip bartenders and baristas by just rounding up your bill to the nearest ₲1,000 but that’s completely optional in either case.
Tipping Taxi Drivers
Locals don’t tend to tip taxi drivers so they’re used to not getting tips. If you’d like to leave a little extra for good service, just round up your fare to the nearest ₲1,000.
Sometimes that just makes things easier since you don’t have to deal with change.
Tipping The Porter/Bellhop
Porters will expect a tip of around $0.50 USD per bag in Guaraní (PYG). Use the current USD/PYG exchange rate to work out your tip.
Tipping Housekeeping
Housekeepers will also expect a tip of around $0.50-$2 USD per day in Guaraní (PYG) for good service. Again, work out your tip by using the current USD/PYG exchange rate.
Tipping Tour Guides
Instead of a percentage, tip your tour guide the Guaraní-equivalent of around $3-5 USD per day. Tip on the higher end of that range if your guide is engaging, knowledgable and entertaining.
Which Currency To Use
In Paraguay, stick to the official currency, the Guaraní (Symbol: ₲, Code: PYG, Plural: Guaraníes).
US Dollars are widely accepted but since you’ll need to use clean and untorn bills with no graffiti, it’s best to use the local currency.
Locals may also find it difficult to exchange larger US dollar bills so sometimes they’ll only accept smaller USD denominations (stick to Guaraní).
Cards are accepted in most establishments in urban areas and in some places on the Golden Circuit (“Circuito de Oro”). ATMs are widely available (fees are common) but only withdraw during business hours in banks or shops for safety reasons.
Buen viaje! - Have a nice trip! 🇵🇾☀️🏞️
