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San Salvador vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 66.7% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 73.1% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 37.5% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in San Salvador

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Salvador are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG32,255	$7.00 SVC61.25	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG34,796	$7.00 SVC61.25	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,741	$1.14 SVC9.93	+27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,353	$0.91 SVC7.98	+75.4%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 73.1% more for groceries

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,311	$1.95 SVC17.06	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG25,671	$3.77 SVC32.95	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG23,922	$6.84 SVC59.84	+84.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,696	$3.01 SVC26.33	+66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG10,764	$2.99 SVC26.13	+79.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,651	$1.77 SVC15.50	+71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,659	$0.76 SVC6.62	+83.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG2,888	$1.17 SVC10.20	+160.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,509	$1.22 SVC10.64	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,487	$0.97 SVC8.47	+79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,680	$0.98 SVC8.53	+71.0%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,280	$3.82 SVC33.44	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG184K	$15.00 SVC131.24	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG99M	$25,500.00 SVC223K	+65.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG47,810	$29.93 SVC261.84	+303.8%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG114K	$43.33 SVC379.14	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG3M	$900.00 SVC7,874.36	+105.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2M	$758.33 SVC6,634.88	+136.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG204K	$82.16 SVC718.81	+159.2%
Average			+136.5%

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$162.67 SVC1,423.22	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24M	$6,420.00 SVC56,170.45	+75.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,038	$2.00 SVC17.50	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,119	$3.25 SVC28.43	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG10,845	$4.00 SVC35.00	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG190K	$30.80 SVC269.48	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG38,411	$5.25 SVC45.93	-11.8%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Asuncion	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG356K	$62.60 SVC547.71	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG244K	$45.83 SVC401.01	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG504K	$131.80 SVC1,153.16	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG357K	$109.17 SVC955.13	+97.3%
Average			+50.2%

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