Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 27.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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