Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 90.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 84.7% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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