Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 1.9% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 75.6% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
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