Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, etc where legal fees are reasonable. By the way it is always better to study your local market first (to find out what local fixers offer in your home country and then find local English speaking lawyers in EU countries they promote as the easiest/most affordable for a business residence permit with a dormant company and work with the lawyers directly, you don't need the middle man). There are also non-lucrative long term visas in Spain and France that may be a better option than a golden visa for some people, there are also residence permits in EU for retired people, Bulgaria is the easiest and affordable for retired folks. Many EU countries introduced long term digital nomad visas, they are probably the cheapest/easiest option for younger people but usually don't offer a path to citizenship. There is even a residency permit for folks with irregular (tourist visa overstay) status - live for 2 years in Spain without any residence permit and you can apply for a residence permit (if you manage to get a job offer)
There is no fast track citizenship by residency in Mexico and Paraguay. If I'm not mistaken the constitution of Paraguay demands at least 4 years of legal residence to be eligible for naturalisation. Add at least a year for naturalisation application to be processed and approved by a judge. The rule of thumb is if you are not going to live there full time all these years you won't be naturalised. By the way Spanish citizenship requires you to renounce all your other citizenships, a condition that is unacceptable for many people.
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