Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 4.2 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$49.68
£39.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$4.40
£3.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$6.78
£5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$4.27
£3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$0.95
£0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$6.86
£5.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$64.59
£51.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$35.31
£28.02
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$7.14
£5.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$76.60
£60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$116.23
£92.23
|
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