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
PYG25,602
|
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
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