Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,766
|
$20.55
CA$28.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG36,766
|
$10.82
CA$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,521
|
$2.40
CA$3.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,319
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,575
|
$2.80
CA$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,577
|
$7.33
CA$10.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,746
|
$8.50
CA$11.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,306
|
$3.17
CA$4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,197
|
$5.57
CA$7.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,318
|
$1.90
CA$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,802
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,033
|
$1.38
CA$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,290
|
$1.80
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,529
|
$1.25
CA$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,652
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,246
|
$4.21
CA$5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,474
|
$94.40
CA$130.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,548,711
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,442.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,439
|
$19.29
CA$26.64
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG148,112
|
$53.74
CA$74.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,466,461
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,973.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,704,890
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,814.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG337,951
|
$137.00
CA$189.23
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,575,664
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,440.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,786,292
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,971.84
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,504
|
$5.87
CA$8.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,281
|
$3.87
CA$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,706
|
$12.48
CA$17.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG239,951
|
$48.45
CA$66.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,270
|
$11.01
CA$15.21
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG451,690
|
$60.17
CA$83.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,593
|
$48.38
CA$66.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG541,669
|
$104.51
CA$144.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG542,729
|
$113.29
CA$156.48
|
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