Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 28.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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