Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 19.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 86.7% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
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