Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 1.5% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 77.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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