Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 81.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 95.8% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
|
pay 93.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
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