Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 8.1% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.66
PYG35,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.08
PYG8,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.55
PYG4,128
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.71
PYG5,328
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$2.99
PYG22,534
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.27
PYG24,607
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.82
PYG13,673
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.67
PYG12,613
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.06
PYG7,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.36
PYG2,678
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.51
PYG3,854
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.80
PYG6,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.45
PYG3,373
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.46
PYG3,491
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$3.96
PYG29,864
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$22.39
PYG168,669
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$14,660.35
PYG110,437,887
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$11.73
PYG88,350
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$18.79
PYG141,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$439.81
PYG3,313,137
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$343.19
PYG2,585,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$42.88
PYG323,003
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$199.91
PYG1,505,971
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,601,510
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.33
PYG10,040
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$2.19
PYG16,516
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$1.87
PYG14,056
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$30.44
PYG229,338
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.00
PYG45,179
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$57.31
PYG431,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$27.99
PYG210,836
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$68.72
PYG517,710
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$68.86
PYG518,723
|
|
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