Asuncion vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$395	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$660
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	90
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	462K	8.03M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 23% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6560th and 4996th ($847 vs $1106) 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 0.6 months in Bogota. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 6137th and 4429th 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	$6.77	$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1001
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$30.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$8706

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733