Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 1.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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