Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.2 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Riga instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$5.42
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.48
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$489.54
€457.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$337.47
€315.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$404.77
€378.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$44.13
€41.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 45.4% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$112.87
€105.52
|
|
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