Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 12.3% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$11.22 MDL201.58	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$8.70 MDL156.22	+26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.21 MDL21.71	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.89 MDL16.00	+55.9%
Average			+43.7%

Asuncion vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$0.71 MDL12.77	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$4.89 MDL87.82	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$4.73 MDL85.03	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$2.79 MDL50.06	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$2.36 MDL42.34	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$0.44 MDL7.87	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.87 MDL15.68	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.94 MDL16.87	+73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$1.01 MDL18.06	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.31 MDL5.61	-49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.25 MDL4.42	-58.8%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$6.44 MDL115.64	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$13.52 MDL242.90	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+72.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$4.94 MDL88.69	-64.3%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$10.59 MDL190.33	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+387.3%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+136.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$5,841.67 MDL105K	+1.1%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.24 MDL40.32	+19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.16 MDL38.87	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$3.42 MDL61.48	+47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$41.67 MDL748.71	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$8.41 MDL151.18	-1.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$47.07 MDL845.61	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+63.8%
Average			+16.6%

Asuncion vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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