Cost of living comparison

Barbados

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 47.2% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 65.6% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Asuncion

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$5.00 PYG30,086	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$5.39 PYG32,456	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.89 PYG5,355	-40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$0.52 PYG3,127	-53.8%
Average			-52.8%

Bridgetown vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.6% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.13 PYG6,819	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.98 PYG23,944
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$3.71 PYG22,313	-74.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$1.81 PYG10,909	-73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$1.67 PYG10,040	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.03 PYG6,204	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.41 PYG2,480	-75.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.45 PYG2,694	-80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$0.85 PYG5,138	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.54 PYG3,253	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.57 PYG3,433	-53.7%
Average			-65.6%

Bridgetown vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$3.61 PYG21,715	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$28.58 PYG172K	+9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-58.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.41 PYG44,595
Average			-34.5%

Bridgetown vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$17.71 PYG107K	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$437.82 PYG3M	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$320.48 PYG2M	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$31.70 PYG191K	-66.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$163.92 PYG986K	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$3,652.44 PYG22M	-43.8%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.40 PYG8,430	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$2.19 PYG13,169	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$1.68 PYG10,116	-79.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$29.39 PYG177K	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$5.95 PYG35,828	-43.3%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$55.16 PYG332K	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$37.83 PYG228K	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$78.06 PYG470K	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$55.34 PYG333K	-52.6%
Average			-25.8%

Bridgetown vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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