Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 15.3% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$2.71
$10,522
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$5.26
$20,425
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$0.60
$2,337
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$0.46
$1,782
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$0.87
$3,390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$1.61
$6,254
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$3.28
$12,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$1.65
$6,411
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$1.55
$6,041
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$0.83
$3,229
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.29
$1,141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
$0.37
$1,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$0.40
$1,539
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$0.30
$1,180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.33
$1,299
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$2.04
$7,908
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$23.61
$91,738
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$14,617.95
$56,789,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$11.28
$43,822
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$21.37
$83,037
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
$208.57
$810,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
$176.18
$684,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$46.64
$181,193
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$104.33
$405,334
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$3,004.13
$11,670,872
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$0.90
$3,480
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$1.21
$4,684
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$1.90
$7,370
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$18.34
$71,253
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
$2.91
$11,318
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$40.50
$157,331
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$27.32
$106,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$60.30
$234,248
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$45.16
$175,437
|
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