Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 46.9% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+100.6%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+150.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.63 COP1,990.45	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+39.0%
Average			+30.7%

Paraguay vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$57.51 COP183K	+52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$24,696.92 COP78M	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+52.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	Paraguay	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$745.73 COP2M	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$482.25 COP2M	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$101.48 COP322K	+204.9%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$597.35 COP2M	+337.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$8,009.31 COP25M	+78.8%
Average			+179.6%

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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+147.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$41.34 COP131K	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-13.7%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$82.92 COP263K	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$53.80 COP171K	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$134.00 COP425K	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$115.03 COP365K	+76.1%
Average			+35.0%

Paraguay vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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