Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 7.5% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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