Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 11.4% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 82.6% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 9.6% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 38.7% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Asuncion. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+49.0%
Average			+8.4%

Asuncion vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-9.2%
Average			-10.1%

Asuncion vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+370.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+106.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-52.6%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 9.6% more for housing

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+202.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 38.7% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+35.4%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-15.9%
Average			-6.0%

Asuncion vs. Pretoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$53.03 ZAR874.71	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+17.5%
Average			-16.7%

Asuncion vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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