Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 18.9% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
|
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