Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 41.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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