Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 65.0% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 67.6% more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Paraguay

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Paraguay are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

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Paraguay vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$6.57 PYG37,579	+227.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$6.51 PYG37,252	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.02 PYG5,827	+43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.57 PYG3,268	+9.1%
Average			+102.4%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$1.41 PYG8,043	+44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$4.64 PYG26,538	+162.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$4.51 PYG25,803	+69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.22 PYG12,676	+67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$1.95 PYG11,173	+52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.21 PYG6,939	+50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.56 PYG3,218	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.50 PYG2,880	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.92 PYG5,262	+45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.54 PYG3,100	+73.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.46 PYG2,653	+50.7%
Average			+61.6%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.6% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$4.65 PYG26,593	+103.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$37.71 PYG216K	+76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$17,138.81 PYG98M	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$13.81 PYG79,014	+88.8%
Average			+67.6%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$20.97 PYG120K	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$483.98 PYG3M	+73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$343.10 PYG2M	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$33.29 PYG190K	+62.2%
Average			+66.6%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$136.54 PYG781K	+13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$4,480.72 PYG26M	+62.0%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$1.46 PYG8,333	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$3.00 PYG17,137	+76.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$1.63 PYG9,313	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$32.98 PYG189K	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$7.71 PYG44,114	+64.0%
Average			+39.8%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$63.41 PYG363K	+107.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$48.55 PYG278K	+66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$102.99 PYG589K	+98.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$65.32 PYG374K	+16.2%
Average			+67.7%

Bolivia vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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