Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 59.2% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,152
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,132
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,633
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,687
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,626
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,958
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,858
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,018
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,376
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,494
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG141,707
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,316,556
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,587,918
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG323,337
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,627,930
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,050
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,533
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,070
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG229,575
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG45,226
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,244
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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