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Nicosia vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 64.7% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 49.6% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Nicosia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Nicosia are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$16.80 €14.95	+145.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$8.96 €7.97	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$2.30 €2.05	+117.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.89 €0.79	+56.1%
Average			+85.7%

Asuncion vs. Nicosia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.6% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.96 €1.74	+32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$6.56 €5.84	+35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$6.95 €6.19	+43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$4.77 €4.25	+99.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$4.06 €3.62	+71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$1.55 €1.38	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.95 €0.84	+66.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$1.14 €1.01	+110.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$1.58 €1.40	+43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.85 €0.76	+39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.71 €0.63	+19.4%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$6.73 €5.99	+43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$44.79 €39.86	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+92.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$21.86 €19.45	+58.2%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$33.22 €29.57	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$784.43 €698.17	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$696.72 €620.11	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$158.82 €141.36	+316.5%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$513.33 €456.88	+179.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+60.6%
Average			+112.1%

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$4.48 €3.99	+137.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$3.65 €3.25	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$5.60 €4.98	+142.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$74.03 €65.89	+105.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$11.20 €9.97	+30.7%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$102.69 €91.40	+61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$54.75 €48.73	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$100.22 €89.20	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$116.92 €104.07	+65.7%
Average			+25.2%

Asuncion vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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