Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 15.3% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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