Cost of living comparison
Quito is 51.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Quito instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,362
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,847
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,922
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,956
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,259
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,437
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,668
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,690
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,472
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,159
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,537
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,339
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,747
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,850
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,607
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,478
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG199,149
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,502,049
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,702
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,655
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,335,742
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,655,317
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,869
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,403,999
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,270,618
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,455
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,649
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,957
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG210,102
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,830
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG396,306
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,945
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,957
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG398,298
|
$83.12
|
|
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