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Georgetown vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 62.1% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 59.3% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Georgetown

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

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Georgetown vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.6% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+161.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.24 GYD260.07	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.63 GYD132.54	+10.9%
Average			+76.6%

Asuncion vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$2.09 GYD436.70	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+154.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$4.08 GYD854.23	+70.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$3.19 GYD668.32	+35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$3.64 GYD761.80	+169.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$1.80 GYD375.97	+214.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$1.81 GYD378.61	+234.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$3.20 GYD669.94	+190.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$1.09 GYD228.28	+78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$1.38 GYD289.56	+132.0%
Average			+114.8%

Asuncion vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$3.96 GYD828.60	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+59.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+69.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$960.21 GYD201K	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$519.95 GYD109K	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+141.6%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+459.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+224.3%
Average			+326.1%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$1.91 GYD400.11	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+74.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$3.35 GYD700.19	+44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-27.5%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+20.3%
Average			-9.3%

Asuncion vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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