Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 11.7% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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