Asuncion vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2605
🏠 One person rent	$348	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	90
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	462K	8.03M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 29% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5223rd ($752 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Colombia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Bogota. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 6216th and 5180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Bogota

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	Asuncion	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$9014

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$919
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$777
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$813
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$575
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$547
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$667
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$717
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$709
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$614
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1019
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$719
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$789
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$750
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$738
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$592
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$992
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$537
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1071
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$746
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$829
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$757
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$825
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$606
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$514
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$673
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$646
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$732
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$685
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$724
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$714
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$764
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$703