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
PYG36,428
|
$9.92
RUB949.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG36,428
|
$4.92
RUB471.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,442
|
$1.10
RUB105.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,279
|
$0.60
RUB57.39
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,524
|
$0.63
RUB60.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,360
|
$4.72
RUB451.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,510
|
$3.62
RUB346.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,175
|
$1.74
RUB166.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,076
|
$2.18
RUB209.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,242
|
$0.64
RUB60.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,777
|
$0.69
RUB65.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,996
|
$0.79
RUB75.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,232
|
$1.56
RUB149.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,496
|
$0.19
RUB18.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,619
|
$0.20
RUB19.42
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG30,959
|
$2.31
RUB221.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG174,856
|
$29.87
RUB2,857.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG114,488,966
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,140,097.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG91,591
|
$5.69
RUB544.28
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG146,754
|
$6.03
RUB576.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,434,669
|
$881.83
RUB84,370.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,680,083
|
$532.09
RUB50,908.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG334,852
|
$90.54
RUB8,662.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,561,213
|
$484.25
RUB46,331.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,540,624
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,105,425.70
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,408
|
$3.28
RUB314.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,122
|
$2.63
RUB252.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,571
|
$2.52
RUB240.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG237,750
|
$32.93
RUB3,150.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG46,836
|
$5.47
RUB523.35
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG447,548
|
$98.68
RUB9,441.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG218,570
|
$46.53
RUB4,451.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG536,701
|
$117.96
RUB11,286.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG537,751
|
$114.14
RUB10,920.74
|
|
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