Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 69.8% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Bern, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 61.7% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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