Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 4.5% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Brasilia are more expensive than in Asuncion. Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brasilia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$8.96 R$45.35	+30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$8.46 R$42.84	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.49 R$7.56	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.95 R$4.81	+66.2%
Average			+32.2%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$2.06 R$10.45	+39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$5.88 R$29.77	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$4.06 R$20.57	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$2.48 R$12.54	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$1.83 R$9.24	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$1.10 R$5.59	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.68 R$3.46	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.60 R$3.05	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$0.75 R$3.82	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.55 R$2.76	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.48 R$2.44	-19.2%
Average			-4.4%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$4.94 R$25.02	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$36.03 R$182.43	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$23,669.59 R$120K	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$8.24 R$41.73	-40.3%
Average			+5.4%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$22.23 R$112.52	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$503.69 R$2,549.95	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$275.14 R$1,392.90	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$74.47 R$376.99	+95.3%
Average			-10.7%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+350.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+193.7%
Average			+263.8%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.39 R$12.09	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.66 R$13.45	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$2.48 R$12.58	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$33.99 R$172.07	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$7.96 R$40.32	-7.1%
Average			-2.5%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$56.09 R$283.94	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$44.24 R$223.96	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$85.37 R$432.17	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$88.39 R$447.47	+25.3%
Average			-8.6%

Asuncion vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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