Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 42.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Athens, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.08
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.56
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.62
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€514.05
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.58
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€453.30
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.54
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.39
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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