Bolivia vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$318
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$6416
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
24
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
47
52
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
12.4M
6.93M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($726) is 6% more expensive than in Paraguay ($682). Bolivia ranked 146th vs 153rd for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.7 months in Paraguay. Ranked 127th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bolivia Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$9.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$4000

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Paraguay

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
3.15M
El Alto
$665
842K
La Paz
$675
756K
Cochabamba
$601
632K
Sucre
$626
361K
Oruro
$610
265K
Potosi
$508
190K
Sacaba
$590
172K
Tarija
$556
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$752
462K
Ciudad del Este
$649
350K
Luque
$744
260K
San Lorenzo
$720
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
127K
Caaguazu
$457
127K
Encarnacion
$619
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$643
52.4K
Concepcion
$652
45.1K