Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 2.7 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$3.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$7.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$3.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$32.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$23.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$64.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$2,053.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$1,320.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$170.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$523.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$10,900.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$61.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$9.00
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$49.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$97.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$117.38
|
|
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