Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 31.9% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Paraguay

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Paraguay.

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Paraguay vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.2% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$6.57 PYG37,579	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$6.51 PYG37,252	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.02 PYG5,827	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$0.57 PYG3,268	-50.2%
Average			-25.2%

Colombia vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Colombia	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$1.41 PYG8,043	-32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$4.64 PYG26,538	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$4.51 PYG25,803	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$2.22 PYG12,676	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$1.95 PYG11,173	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.21 PYG6,939	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.56 PYG3,218	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$0.50 PYG2,880	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$0.92 PYG5,262	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.54 PYG3,100	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.46 PYG2,653	-28.1%
Average			-23.5%

Colombia vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Colombia	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$4.65 PYG26,593	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$37.71 PYG216K	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$13.81 PYG79,014	-34.3%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Colombia	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$20.97 PYG120K	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$483.98 PYG3M	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$343.10 PYG2M	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$33.29 PYG190K	-67.2%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	Colombia	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$136.54 PYG781K	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$4,480.72 PYG26M	-44.1%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$1.46 PYG8,333	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$3.00 PYG17,137	+10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$1.63 PYG9,313	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$32.98 PYG189K	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$7.71 PYG44,114	+15.9%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Colombia	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$63.41 PYG363K	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$48.55 PYG278K	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$102.99 PYG589K	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$65.32 PYG374K	-43.2%
Average			-25.9%

Colombia vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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