Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Athens instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
|
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