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Harare vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 51.3% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 47.1% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in Harare
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Harare
Childcare: pay 98.6% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG32,255	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG34,796	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,741	$0.69 ZWL223.71	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,353	$0.46 ZWL147.28	-12.0%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 47.1% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,311	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG25,671	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	+44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG23,922	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,696	$2.09 ZWL672.39	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG10,764	$2.97 ZWL956.35	+78.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,651	$1.34 ZWL430.38	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,659	$0.74 ZWL239.53	+80.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG2,888	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+128.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,509	$0.75 ZWL242.73	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,487	$0.71 ZWL229.11	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,680	$0.97 ZWL311.47	+69.5%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,280	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	+64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG184K	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	+92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG99M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG47,810	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+183.3%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG114K	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	+428.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG3M	$402.94 ZWL130K	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2M	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG204K	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	+44.8%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	+55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24M	$8,812.50 ZWL3M	+141.3%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,038	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,119	$2.91 ZWL937.59	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG10,845	$1.20 ZWL386.40	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG190K	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	+88.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG38,411	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+67.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG356K	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG244K	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG504K	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	-56.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG357K	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	-29.8%
Average			-48.8%

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