Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 15.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$6.86 PYG39,213	+242.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$6.86 PYG39,213	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.06 PYG6,045	+116.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.57 PYG3,268	-18.1%
Average			+122.6%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Abuja	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.48 PYG8,437	+12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$4.85 PYG27,738	-12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$4.83 PYG27,620	-65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.40 PYG13,716	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.37 PYG13,532	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.35 PYG7,740	+47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.57 PYG3,271	-13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.54 PYG3,097	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.10 PYG6,300	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.61 PYG3,502	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.60 PYG3,412	-45.9%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Abuja	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$4.68 PYG26,771	+118.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$37.71 PYG216K	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$13.81 PYG79,014	+89.3%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Abuja	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$22.03 PYG126K	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$625.19 PYG4M	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$378.03 PYG2M	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$38.14 PYG218K	-55.8%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$183.39 PYG1M	+305.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$5,778.44 PYG33M	+83.4%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$1.89 PYG10,784	+88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$3.35 PYG19,171	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.31 PYG13,234	+15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$36.10 PYG206K	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$8.57 PYG49,016	+33.7%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Abuja	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$63.41 PYG363K	+144.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$56.56 PYG324K	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$106.05 PYG607K	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$70.55 PYG404K	-33.5%
Average			+19.8%

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