Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 67.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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