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Beirut vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 84.3% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.2% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG33,532	$10.82 LBP967,408	+116.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG36,174	$8.00 LBP715,254	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,969	$1.76 LBP156,959	+97.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,486	$0.76 LBP68,173	+46.7%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,600	$0.75 LBP66,903	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG26,687	$5.06 LBP452,622	+27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG24,869	$6.20 LBP554,263	+67.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,159	$3.05 LBP272,840	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG11,190	$4.28 LBP383,013	+156.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,915	$0.92 LBP81,818	-11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,764	$0.66 LBP59,311	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG3,002	$0.60 LBP53,870	+34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,727	$0.51 LBP45,189	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,625	$0.42 LBP37,209	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,826	$0.55 LBP49,244	-3.5%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Asuncion	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,202	$3.51 LBP313,449	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,674	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+153.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	$35,000.00 LBP3,129,236,252	+127.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,704	$19.00 LBP1,698,728	+156.4%
Average			+108.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG118,763	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+114.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	$842.31 LBP75,307,993	+92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	$372.22 LBP33,279,179	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG212,569	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+339.7%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	$362.50 LBP32,409,947	+121.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	$6,187.50 LBP553,204,266	+69.4%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,396	$4.00 LBP357,627	+185.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,678	$3.28 LBP293,667	+50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG11,275	$2.55 LBP227,987	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG197,124	$66.33 LBP5,930,648	+125.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG39,932	$10.00 LBP894,068	+67.9%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG369,960	$59.38 LBP5,308,526	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,687	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,480	$120.56 LBP10,778,480	+54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,134	$102.86 LBP9,196,123	+85.9%
Average			+45.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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