Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.6 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beijing or Asuncion. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.