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Asuncion vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 58.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 72.5% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$5.00 PYG34,866	-69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$5.39 PYG37,613	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$0.89 PYG6,206	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$0.52 PYG3,624	-76.8%
Average			-64.2%

Canberra vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$1.13 PYG7,902	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$3.98 PYG27,749	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$3.71 PYG25,858	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$1.81 PYG12,643	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$1.67 PYG11,635	-60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.03 PYG7,190	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$0.41 PYG2,874	-69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$0.45 PYG3,122	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$0.85 PYG5,955	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.54 PYG3,769	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.57 PYG3,978	-45.2%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Canberra	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$3.61 PYG25,165	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$28.58 PYG199,299	-76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$7.41 PYG51,681	-60.8%
Average			-50.7%

Canberra vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$17.71 PYG123,487	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$437.82 PYG3,052,986	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$320.48 PYG2,234,786	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$31.70 PYG221,025	-80.1%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$163.92 PYG1,143,038	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$3,652.44 PYG25,469,232	-72.6%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$1.40 PYG9,770	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$2.19 PYG15,262	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$1.68 PYG11,723	-94.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$29.39 PYG204,965	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$5.95 PYG41,521	-54.5%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$55.16 PYG384,676	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$37.83 PYG263,778	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$78.06 PYG544,304	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$55.34 PYG385,897	-53.3%
Average			-31.3%

Canberra vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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