Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.5 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Prague instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
|
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