Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 50.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Canada, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.60
₲4,439
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$3.11
₲23,126
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.60
₲4,452
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.71
₲5,319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.42
₲3,106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$4.39
₲32,699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.39
₲10,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.32
₲17,288
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$27.36
₲203,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$6.97
₲51,892
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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