Bolivia vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1657
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$281
$283
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$337
💸 GDP per capita
$3701
$6260
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
28
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
45
52
😀 Quality of life
34
35
🏙️ Population
11.1M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 18% more expensive than in Paraguay ($580). Bolivia ranked 145th vs 166th 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 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 0.6 months in Paraguay. Ranked 135th and 134th 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
$3.68
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.65%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.47
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$2948

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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
La Paz
$673
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
3.15M
El Alto
$641
842K
Cochabamba
$536
632K
Oruro
$601
265K
Sucre
$659
300K
Sacaba
$535
172K
Potosi
$498
190K
Tarija
$627
180K
Trinidad
$771
101K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K