Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 21.8% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
|
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