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Asuncion vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 2.0 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 9.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 27.5% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 70.5% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Asuncion are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 LKR1,285.26	$5.00 PYG32,255	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 LKR2,570.52	$5.39 PYG34,796	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LKR236.22	$0.89 PYG5,741	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 LKR112.85	$0.52 PYG3,353	+43.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 9.5% less for groceries

	Colombo	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 LKR162.14	$1.13 PYG7,311	+117.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 LKR2,110.39	$3.98 PYG25,671	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 LKR2,086.55	$3.71 PYG23,922	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 LKR608.38	$1.81 PYG11,696	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR637.94	$1.67 PYG10,764	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.42 LKR1,065.23	$1.03 PYG6,651	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR154.31	$0.41 PYG2,659	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.69 LKR837.37	$0.45 PYG2,888	-83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR170.57	$0.85 PYG5,509	+55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR159.17	$0.54 PYG3,487	+5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 LKR179.95	$0.57 PYG3,680	-1.3%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,280.94	$3.61 PYG23,280	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.61 LKR2,056.41	$28.58 PYG184K	+332.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,432.11 LKR8M	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.04 LKR945.95	$7.41 PYG47,810	+143.8%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 27.5% more for housing

	Colombo	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.01 LKR4,361.06	$17.71 PYG114K	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.90 LKR112K	$437.82 PYG3M	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$177.21 LKR55,149.16	$320.48 PYG2M	+80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.78 LKR12,068.13	$31.70 PYG204K	-18.3%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,539.12	$163.92 PYG1M	+384.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$505.51 LKR157K	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+622.5%
Average			+503.2%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 LKR719.74	$1.40 PYG9,038	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 LKR830.51	$2.19 PYG14,119	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.24 LKR3,187.44	$1.68 PYG10,845	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 LKR4,149.55	$29.39 PYG190K	+120.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 LKR1,028.21	$5.95 PYG38,411	+80.2%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 70.5% more for clothing

	Colombo	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.56 LKR8,266.35	$55.16 PYG356K	+107.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 LKR5,526.61	$37.83 PYG244K	+113.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 LKR20,915.88	$78.06 PYG504K	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.07 LKR11,848.86	$55.34 PYG357K	+45.3%
Average			+70.5%

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