Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 47.4% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
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Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
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pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
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pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
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