Cost of living comparison
Quito is 37.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Quito instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,404
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,471
|
$7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,317
|
$0.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,335
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,200
|
$1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,373
|
$2.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,583
|
$3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,694
|
$1.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,271
|
$2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,052
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,204
|
$0.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,347
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,194
|
$0.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,033
|
$0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,424
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲31,930
|
$2.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲170,260
|
$17.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲111,479,718
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,461
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲176,249
|
$37.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,901,200
|
$458.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,167,661
|
$251.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲319,684
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,135,066
|
$252.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,215,232
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,135
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,882
|
$2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,682
|
$5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲198,842
|
$41.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,673
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲282,500
|
$53.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲226,338
|
$45.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲543,383
|
$100.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲544,730
|
$86.25
|
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