Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 31.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,311
|
$1.05
TRY35.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,212
|
$0.42
TRY14.16
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,437
|
$0.63
TRY21.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,996
|
$3.70
TRY126.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,112
|
$3.76
TRY128.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,953
|
$1.73
TRY58.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,872
|
$2.58
TRY88.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,113
|
$0.47
TRY16.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,733
|
$0.66
TRY22.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,933
|
$0.46
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,135
|
$0.49
TRY16.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,442
|
$0.28
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,562
|
$0.20
TRY6.82
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG30,476
|
$4.74
TRY161.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG172,126
|
$8.55
TRY291.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG112,701,772
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,589,294.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG90,161
|
$5.75
TRY196.01
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG144,463
|
$10.93
TRY372.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,381,053
|
$534.79
TRY18,221.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,638,246
|
$366.77
TRY12,496.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG329,625
|
$53.48
TRY1,822.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,536,842
|
$446.32
TRY15,206.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,126,320
|
$7,966.43
TRY271,426.60
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,246
|
$3.03
TRY103.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,855
|
$2.34
TRY79.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,344
|
$1.80
TRY61.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG234,039
|
$36.76
TRY1,252.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG46,105
|
$4.66
TRY158.93
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG440,561
|
$48.03
TRY1,636.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG215,158
|
$44.31
TRY1,509.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG528,323
|
$92.67
TRY3,157.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG529,357
|
$82.89
TRY2,824.05
|
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