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Santo Domingo vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 58.9% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 81.0% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 66.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 76.4% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 31.4% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG32,255	$8.05 DOP494.57	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG34,796	$7.25 DOP445.11	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,741	$0.97 DOP59.76	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,353	$0.63 DOP38.58	+20.8%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,311	$1.50 DOP91.92	+32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG25,671	$3.66 DOP224.57	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG23,922	$5.00 DOP307.03	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,696	$2.39 DOP146.96	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG10,764	$2.47 DOP151.86	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,651	$1.43 DOP87.60	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,659	$0.38 DOP23.62	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG2,888	$1.27 DOP77.82	+183.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,509	$0.83 DOP50.71	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,487	$1.01 DOP62.08	+87.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,680	$1.01 DOP61.78	+76.3%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 81.0% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,280	$4.69 DOP288.42	+30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG184K	$35.35 DOP2,171.80	+23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG99M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+92.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG47,810	$20.61 DOP1,266.10	+178.1%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 66.2% more for housing

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG114K	$34.89 DOP2,143.57	+97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG3M	$642.68 DOP39,481.16	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2M	$337.05 DOP20,705.73	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG204K	$68.45 DOP4,204.84	+115.9%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 76.4% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$225.42 DOP13,847.93	+37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24M	$7,865.34 DOP483K	+115.3%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,038	$2.42 DOP148.37	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,119	$2.36 DOP144.86	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG10,845	$5.64 DOP346.20	+235.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG190K	$33.17 DOP2,037.62	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG38,411	$7.25 DOP445.11	+21.7%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG356K	$58.49 DOP3,593.04	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG244K	$48.04 DOP2,950.93	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG504K	$87.54 DOP5,377.82	+12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG357K	$120.75 DOP7,417.71	+118.2%
Average			+40.9%

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