Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 89.5% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,362
|
$4.17
CN¥30.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,847
|
$5.57
CN¥40.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,922
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,956
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,259
|
$1.43
CN¥10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,437
|
$7.31
CN¥53.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,668
|
$7.17
CN¥52.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,690
|
$1.74
CN¥12.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,472
|
$1.53
CN¥11.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,159
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,537
|
$0.71
CN¥5.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,339
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,747
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,850
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,607
|
$0.47
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,478
|
$4.36
CN¥31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG199,149
|
$33.40
CN¥242.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,502,049
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,747.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,702
|
$4.59
CN¥33.38
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,655
|
$13.28
CN¥96.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,335,742
|
$929.88
CN¥6,760.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,655,317
|
$492.44
CN¥3,580.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,869
|
$42.04
CN¥305.64
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,403,999
|
$763.49
CN¥5,550.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,270,618
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,584.49
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,455
|
$1.11
CN¥8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,649
|
$3.60
CN¥26.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,957
|
$3.48
CN¥25.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG210,102
|
$65.46
CN¥475.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,830
|
$8.35
CN¥60.70
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG396,306
|
$62.65
CN¥455.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,945
|
$34.69
CN¥252.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,957
|
$83.45
CN¥606.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG398,298
|
$107.64
CN¥782.55
|
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