Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 94.5% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
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