Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.3 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Paris instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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