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Asuncion vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 4.0% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 56.7% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 54.1% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$5.00 PYG34,866	+129.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$5.39 PYG37,613	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$0.89 PYG6,206	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$0.52 PYG3,624	+20.5%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Abuja	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$1.13 PYG7,902	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$3.98 PYG27,749	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$3.71 PYG25,858	-68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$1.81 PYG12,643	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$1.67 PYG11,635	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$1.03 PYG7,190	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$0.41 PYG2,874	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$0.45 PYG3,122	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$0.85 PYG5,955	-11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$0.54 PYG3,769	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$0.57 PYG3,978	-42.2%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Abuja	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$3.61 PYG25,165	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG199,299
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$7.41 PYG51,681	-20.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 56.7% less for housing

	Abuja	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$17.71 PYG123,487	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$437.82 PYG3,052,986	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$320.48 PYG2,234,786	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$31.70 PYG221,025	-10.7%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 54.1% more for childcare

	Abuja	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$163.92 PYG1,143,038	+22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$3,652.44 PYG25,469,232	+85.8%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$1.40 PYG9,770	+33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$2.19 PYG15,262	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$1.68 PYG11,723	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$29.39 PYG204,965	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$5.95 PYG41,521	-28.7%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Abuja	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$55.16 PYG384,676	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$37.83 PYG263,778	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$78.06 PYG544,304	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$55.34 PYG385,897	-35.4%
Average			+23.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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