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Asuncion vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 63.1% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.3% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$5.00 PYG33,532	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.39 PYG36,174	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.89 PYG5,969	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.52 PYG3,486	-48.0%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Asmara	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.13 PYG7,600
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.98 PYG26,687	+165.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$3.71 PYG24,869	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.81 PYG12,159	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$1.67 PYG11,190	-86.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.03 PYG6,915	-81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.41 PYG2,764	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.45 PYG3,002	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.85 PYG5,727	+69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.54 PYG3,625	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.57 PYG3,826	+31.6%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Asmara	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$3.61 PYG24,202	-57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$28.58 PYG191,674	+257.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-76.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.41 PYG49,704
Average			+40.9%

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	Asmara	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$17.71 PYG118,763	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$31.70 PYG212,569	+50.7%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	+555.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	+118.1%
Average			+336.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.40 PYG9,396	+75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.19 PYG14,678	+165.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.68 PYG11,275
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$29.39 PYG197,124	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.95 PYG39,932	+441.3%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Asmara	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$55.16 PYG369,960	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$37.83 PYG253,687	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$78.06 PYG523,480	-61.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$55.34 PYG371,134	-41.7%
Average			-46.4%

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