Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 13.9% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.3% less for restaurants

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$2.97 THB98.83	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$6.98 THB232.24	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$0.65 THB21.64	-38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.35 THB11.72	-38.3%
Average			-37.3%

Asuncion vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.48 THB49.16	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$8.63 THB287.02	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$7.27 THB241.89	+50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$2.56 THB85.32	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$1.63 THB54.28	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$1.77 THB58.85	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.81 THB26.83	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$1.24 THB41.35	+129.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$0.87 THB29.09	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.78 THB26.00	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.69 THB23.01	+16.0%
Average			+23.1%

Asuncion vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$5.32 THB176.90	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$10.55 THB350.83	-23.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$17.88 THB594.63	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+115.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+209.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+185.6%
Average			+197.5%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.67 THB88.94	+41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.79 THB92.95	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$4.60 THB153.18	+99.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$7.58 THB252.00	-11.6%
Average			+21.2%

Asuncion vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+55.8%
Average			+4.8%

Asuncion vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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