Cost of living comparison
London is 4.3 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in London instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$21.12
£16.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
$9.10
£7.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
$5.80
£4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
$8.25
£6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$198.74
£158.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$31,052.51
£24,794.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$22.83
£18.23
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
$36.24
£28.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
$2,575.57
£2,056.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
$1,776.05
£1,418.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
$286.24
£228.55
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$1,945.82
£1,553.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$21,135.46
£16,875.97
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
$4.25
£3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
$56.73
£45.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$92.70
£74.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$42.71
£34.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$92.09
£73.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$120.19
£95.97
|
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