Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.6 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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