Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 54.2% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Accra, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 88.6% more for housing
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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