Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 24.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
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