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Paraguay

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Macedonia

Skopje vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 0.9% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 38.0% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Skopje

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Skopje are more expensive than in Asuncion. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$9.58 MKD525.47	+39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$6.45 MKD353.80	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.83 MKD100.43	+73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.34 MKD73.75	+135.4%
Average			+31.0%

Asuncion vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$0.77 MKD42.21	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$3.98 MKD218.01	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$4.76 MKD261.02	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$2.46 MKD134.98	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$3.35 MKD183.84	+41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$0.66 MKD36.01	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.64 MKD35.19	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.61 MKD33.45	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$0.87 MKD47.64	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.39 MKD21.34	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.37 MKD20.09	-38.6%
Average			-17.8%

Asuncion vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$6.00 MKD328.99	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	-27.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+106.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$5.82 MKD318.92	-57.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Asuncion	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+213.4%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 38.0% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-1.7%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.73 MKD149.49	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.09 MKD114.88	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$3.45 MKD189.36	+49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	+5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$7.27 MKD398.65	-15.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+59.7%
Average			+7.3%

Asuncion vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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