Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 27.1% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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