Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 28.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,665
|
$3.05
BOB21.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,440
|
$6.91
BOB47.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,260
|
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,625
|
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,988
|
$1.27
BOB8.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,222
|
$2.34
BOB16.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,455
|
$3.62
BOB24.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,053
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,067
|
$1.55
BOB10.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,436
|
$0.95
BOB6.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,913
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,987
|
$0.63
BOB4.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,275
|
$0.62
BOB4.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,106
|
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
$2.00
BOB13.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
$25.96
BOB179.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
$16,221.21
BOB111,892.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
$13.22
BOB91.22
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,010
|
$45.11
BOB311.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,657,520
|
$339.61
BOB2,342.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,042,123
|
$201.58
BOB1,390.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,753
|
$29.25
BOB201.76
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,016,646
|
$177.46
BOB1,224.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,776,937
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,593.09
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,948
|
$1.78
BOB12.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,931
|
$2.57
BOB17.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,279
|
$2.60
BOB17.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,680
|
$34.68
BOB239.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,255
|
$6.37
BOB43.94
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
$41.88
BOB288.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
$48.40
BOB333.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
$61.94
BOB427.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
$54.65
BOB376.94
|
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