Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 90.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 84.7% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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