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Castries vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 89.5% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 72.6% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Castries
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Castries
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Castries
Childcare: pay 21.3% more in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Castries
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Castries

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

Castries vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.6% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG33,547	$7.40 EC$20.00	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG36,190	$7.40 EC$20.00	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,971	$1.94 EC$5.25	+118.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,487	$0.97 EC$2.63	+86.9%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,604	$1.67 EC$4.52	+47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG26,699	$5.61 EC$15.17	+41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG24,880	$8.09 EC$21.87	+118.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,164	$4.25 EC$11.47	+134.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG11,195	$4.41 EC$11.93	+164.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,918	$3.43 EC$9.27	+232.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,766	$0.75 EC$2.04	+82.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG3,004	$2.86 EC$7.72	+538.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,729	$4.17 EC$11.27	+388.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,627	$1.54 EC$4.17	+185.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,828	$0.78 EC$2.12	+37.5%
Average			+179.1%

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,213	$5.85 EC$15.82	+62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,759	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+86.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,726	??
Average			+74.2%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Asuncion	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG118,815	$43.66 EC$118.00	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG212,663	$81.35 EC$219.85	+156.7%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 21.3% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	$198.89 EC$537.50	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	??
Average			+21.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,400	$2.78 EC$7.50	+98.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,684	$3.70 EC$10.00	+69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG11,280	$9.25 EC$25.00	+450.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG197,211	$42.55 EC$115.00	+44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG39,950	$6.66 EC$18.00	+11.9%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG370,122	$78.94 EC$213.33	+43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,798	$52.42 EC$141.67	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,711	$104.84 EC$283.33	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,297	$111.01 EC$300.00	+100.6%
Average			+54.1%

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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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