Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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