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Abu Dhabi vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.5 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 55.4% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 36.7% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG34,866	$10.89 AED40.00	+117.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG37,613	$9.53 AED35.00	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG6,206	$1.29 AED4.74	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,624	$0.44 AED1.61	-15.4%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,902	$1.60 AED5.89	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG27,749	$5.28 AED19.39	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG25,858	$7.50 AED27.54	+102.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,643	$3.64 AED13.37	+100.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG11,635	$4.12 AED15.11	+146.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG7,190	$1.15 AED4.21	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,874	$0.82 AED3.00	+98.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG3,122	$0.83 AED3.05	+85.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,955	$0.67 AED2.46	-21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,769	$0.53 AED1.96	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,978	$0.65 AED2.39	+14.3%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$2.94 AED10.80	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$25.87 AED95.00	-9.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+189.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$7.62 AED28.00	+2.9%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG123,487	$100.96 AED370.79	+470.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG3,052,986	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+240.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2,234,786	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+246.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG221,025	$115.93 AED425.75	+265.8%
Average			+305.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1,143,038	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+281.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG25,469,232	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+250.1%
Average			+265.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,770	$11.29 AED41.45	+705.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG15,262	$5.77 AED21.18	+163.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG11,723	$6.26 AED23.00	+272.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG204,965	$62.90 AED230.98	+114.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG41,521	$13.61 AED50.00	+128.7%
Average			+276.8%

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pay 36.7% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$60.62 AED222.62	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$51.93 AED190.71	+37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$98.09 AED360.23	+25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$96.21 AED353.33	+73.9%
Average			+36.7%

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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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