Cost of living comparison
Manila is 52.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Manila instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
$5.21
₱293.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG35,860
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,311
|
$0.95
₱53.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,212
|
$0.48
₱27.28
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,437
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,996
|
$4.28
₱240.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,112
|
$6.97
₱392.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,953
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,872
|
$2.27
₱127.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,113
|
$1.48
₱83.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,733
|
$0.77
₱43.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,933
|
$1.53
₱86.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,135
|
$0.97
₱54.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,442
|
$1.09
₱61.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,562
|
$1.37
₱77.08
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG30,476
|
$4.31
₱242.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG172,126
|
$10.12
₱569.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG112,701,772
|
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG90,161
|
$2.66
₱149.53
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG144,463
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,381,053
|
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,638,246
|
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG329,625
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,536,842
|
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,126,320
|
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,246
|
$1.22
₱68.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,855
|
$2.95
₱165.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,344
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG234,039
|
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG46,105
|
$6.52
₱366.50
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG440,561
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG215,158
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG528,323
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG529,357
|
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
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