Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 58.5% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 86.3% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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