Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 70.3% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
|
pay 70.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
|
pay 55.8% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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