Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 2.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 61.3% more for housing
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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