Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 49.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$5.93
R$30.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$6.92
R$35.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.07
R$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.72
R$3.68
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.63
R$23.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$4.23
R$21.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$2.29
R$11.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.82
R$9.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.78
R$3.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.53
R$2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.43
R$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.70
R$3.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.48
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.47
R$2.40
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$4.59
R$23.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$50.51
R$258.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$23,730.52
R$121,412.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$8.99
R$45.98
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$21.45
R$109.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$384.72
R$1,968.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$223.17
R$1,141.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$65.73
R$336.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$383.64
R$1,962.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$9,542.54
R$48,822.52
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.98
R$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.62
R$8.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$2.37
R$12.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$23.91
R$122.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$7.51
R$38.45
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$46.01
R$235.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$45.46
R$232.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$75.98
R$388.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$62.59
R$320.23
|
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