Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
|
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