Cost of living comparison

compared to

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 0.3% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 63.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 66.8% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 57.3% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$5.00 PYG34,388	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$5.39 PYG37,097	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$0.89 PYG6,121	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.52 PYG3,574	-35.0%
Average			-60.6%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 63.2% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.13 PYG7,794	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$3.98 PYG27,368	-80.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$3.71 PYG25,504	-79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$1.81 PYG12,469	-70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$1.67 PYG11,475	-80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.03 PYG7,091	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.41 PYG2,835	-89.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.45 PYG3,079	-87.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.85 PYG5,873	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.54 PYG3,718	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.57 PYG3,924	-29.6%
Average			-63.2%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 66.8% more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.61 PYG24,820	+122.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$28.58 PYG196,565	+233.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$15,411.13 PYG105,990,824	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$7.41 PYG50,972	-23.7%
Average			+66.8%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.5% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$17.71 PYG121,793	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$437.82 PYG3,011,103	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$320.48 PYG2,204,127	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$31.70 PYG217,993	-92.7%
Average			-73.5%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$163.92 PYG1,127,357	+617.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$3,652.44 PYG25,119,825	-85.8%
Average			+265.7%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 75.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$1.40 PYG9,636	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$2.19 PYG15,052	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.68 PYG11,563	-93.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$29.39 PYG202,153	-84.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$5.95 PYG40,951	-58.3%
Average			-75.7%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.3% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$55.16 PYG379,399	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$37.83 PYG260,159	-68.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$78.06 PYG536,837	-74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$55.34 PYG380,603	-70.2%
Average			-57.3%

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Ashgabat vs.

Reykjavik

Ashgabat vs.

Manila

Ashgabat vs.

Singapore

Ashgabat vs.

Cairo

Ashgabat vs.

Rome

Ashgabat vs.

Warsaw

Ashgabat vs.

Hong Kong

Ashgabat vs.

Moscow

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Turkmenistan vs. Paraguay. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Turkmenistan and Paraguay.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ashgabat

Add prices for Asuncion

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Asuncion or Ashgabat. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.