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New Zealand

Wellington vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 98.5% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 61.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.4% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+100.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+128.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+199.1%
Average			+82.4%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.5% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+187.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+84.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+152.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+166.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-4.5%
Average			+61.5%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+168.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	+47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+17.2%
Average			+68.4%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+142.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+201.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+292.9%
Average			+160.4%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+475.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+123.2%
Average			+258.4%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+286.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+988.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$38.09 NZ$67.36	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+40.6%
Average			+83.5%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$101.77 NZ$179.97	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+116.4%
Average			+6.1%

Asuncion vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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