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Canberra vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 4.2 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,559	$19.77 A$31.93	+378.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,065	$9.89 A$15.96	+116.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG6,964	$2.76 A$4.46	+212.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG3,980	$2.32 A$3.74	+358.5%
Average			+266.4%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,291	$2.59 A$4.18	+285.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,586	$5.39 A$8.71	+72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,818	$6.59 A$10.64	+109.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,774	$4.63 A$7.48	+164.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,542	$4.12 A$6.65	+181.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,202	$1.62 A$2.61	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,552	$1.34 A$2.17	+314.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,359	$1.57 A$2.53	+267.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,782	$2.46 A$3.98	+235.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,874	$1.25 A$2.02	+153.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,635	$1.11 A$1.80	+89.2%
Average			+177.4%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Asuncion	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,645	$5.07 A$8.19	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG200,361	$118.63 A$191.58	+366.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,211,300	$29,276.08 A$47,280.49	+96.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,126	$17.66 A$28.52	+98.5%
Average			+151.6%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG133,463	$65.39 A$105.60	+286.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,356,050	$1,783.31 A$2,880.02	+318.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,671,483	$1,413.05 A$2,282.05	+316.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG269,500	$183.02 A$295.58	+435.1%
Average			+339.2%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,412,546	$1,847.17 A$2,983.15	+930.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,454,902	$14,503.36 A$23,422.74	+275.3%
Average			+602.9%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,519	$7.25 A$11.71	+443.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,744	$3.68 A$5.95	+84.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,018	$26.36 A$42.57	+1973.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG211,381	$65.69 A$106.09	+144.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,072	$14.33 A$23.15	+181.9%
Average			+565.5%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Asuncion	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG398,719	$86.77 A$140.13	+71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG248,448	$72.18 A$116.57	+128.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG559,342	$119.51 A$193.01	+68.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG400,722	$154.17 A$248.99	+203.2%
Average			+118.0%

Asuncion vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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