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Damascus vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 19.4% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 71.0% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 61.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG33,532	$8.00 SYP104,016	+60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG36,174	$6.00 SYP78,012	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,969	$1.37 SYP17,769	+53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,486	$0.82 SYP10,683	+58.1%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,600	$0.50 SYP6,447	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG26,687	$1.61 SYP20,885	-59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG24,869	$3.76 SYP48,876	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,159	$1.91 SYP24,801	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG11,190	$3.25 SYP42,227	+94.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,915	$0.45 SYP5,857	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,764	$0.76 SYP9,879	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG3,002	$0.49 SYP6,389	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,727	$0.34 SYP4,423	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,625	$0.32 SYP4,162	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,826	$0.30 SYP3,890	-47.6%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 71.0% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,202	$15.62 SYP203,114	+332.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,674	$17.00 SYP221,034	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,704	$7.00 SYP91,014	-5.6%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Asuncion	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG118,763	$55.00 SYP715,110	+210.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG212,569	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+249.8%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 61.6% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	$49.17 SYP639,265	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-53.3%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,396	$1.60 SYP20,803	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,678	$1.93 SYP25,137	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG11,275	$3.00 SYP39,006	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG197,124	$16.25 SYP211,282	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG39,932	$3.00 SYP39,006	-49.6%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG369,960	$44.25 SYP575,338	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,687	$41.25 SYP536,332	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,480	$57.50 SYP747,615	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,134	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+44.6%
Average			+1.9%

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