Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.0 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
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