Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.7 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Washington instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG37,333
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG37,333
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,652
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,385
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,661
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,940
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG26,143
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,526
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,401
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,447
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,846
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,095
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,387
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,583
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,709
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,728
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG179,197
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG117,331,316
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG93,865
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG150,397
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,519,939
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,746,619
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG343,165
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,599,972
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG27,199,532
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,666
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,547
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,933
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG243,653
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,999
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 82.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG458,659
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG223,996
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG550,025
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG551,102
|
$173.48
|
|
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