Cost of living comparison
Lima is 33.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Lima instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$4.03
PEN14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$6.18
PEN22.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
$0.86
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
$2.33
PEN8.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
$3.60
PEN13.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
$4.93
PEN18.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
$2.37
PEN8.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
$0.80
PEN2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
$0.49
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
$5.61
PEN20.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
$20.86
PEN77.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,862.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
$20.42
PEN75.87
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
$29.05
PEN107.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
$557.54
PEN2,071.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
$362.83
PEN1,347.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
$47.53
PEN176.56
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
$250.81
PEN931.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,463.70
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
$2.15
PEN7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
$2.66
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
$5.37
PEN19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
$30.70
PEN114.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
$6.72
PEN24.96
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
$43.97
PEN163.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
$31.91
PEN118.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
$81.88
PEN304.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
$91.53
PEN340.04
|
|
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