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Asuncion vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 13.7% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Asuncion are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$5.00 PYG32,940	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.05	$5.39 PYG35,535	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.33	$0.89 PYG5,863	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.13	$0.52 PYG3,424	+69.3%
Average			+45.9%

Beijing vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.84	$1.13 PYG7,466	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.82	$3.98 PYG26,216	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.09	$3.71 PYG24,430	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.33	$1.81 PYG11,944	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.63	$1.67 PYG10,992	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.82	$1.03 PYG6,793	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.34	$0.41 PYG2,716	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.55	$0.45 PYG2,949	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.18	$0.85 PYG5,626	+41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.42	$0.54 PYG3,561	+55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.86	$0.57 PYG3,759	+38.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.22	$3.61 PYG23,775	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.89	$28.58 PYG188K	-9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$15,411.13 PYG102M	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.10	$7.41 PYG48,826	+60.2%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Beijing	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.73	$17.71 PYG117K	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,489.54	$437.82 PYG3M	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,500.05	$320.48 PYG2M	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥272.46	$31.70 PYG209K	-19.3%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,931.96	$163.92 PYG1M	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$3,652.44 PYG24M	-84.3%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.78	$1.40 PYG9,230	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.14	$2.19 PYG14,419	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$1.68 PYG11,076	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥401.32	$29.39 PYG194K	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.37	$5.95 PYG39,227	-29.2%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥432.29	$55.16 PYG363K	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥252.39	$37.83 PYG249K	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥567.19	$78.06 PYG514K	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥732.27	$55.34 PYG365K	-47.6%
Average			-14.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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