Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 1.4% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,144
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,128
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,328
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,534
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,607
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,673
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,613
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,950
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,678
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,854
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,012
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,373
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,491
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,864
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,669
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,437,887
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,350
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG141,561
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,313,137
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,585,251
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG323,003
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,505,971
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,601,510
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,040
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,516
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,056
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG229,338
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG45,179
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG431,712
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG210,836
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG517,710
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG518,723
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
|
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