Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 2.1 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 8.4 times more in Asuncion

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Asuncion are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,026.57	$6.86 PYG39,621	+158.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$6.86 PYG39,621	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS853.23	$1.06 PYG6,108	+227.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,342.19	$0.57 PYG3,302	-35.5%
Average			+59.3%

Dodoma vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,174.89	$1.48 PYG8,525	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,528.46	$4.85 PYG28,027	+70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,866.15	$4.83 PYG27,908	+44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,862.16	$2.40 PYG13,858	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,195.66	$2.37 PYG13,673	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,959.54	$1.35 PYG7,821	+20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,092.75	$0.57 PYG3,305	+38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS910.63	$0.54 PYG3,129	+57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,821.26	$1.10 PYG6,365	+60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,252.11	$0.61 PYG3,538	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,048.91	$0.60 PYG3,447	-23.0%
Average			+28.1%

Dodoma vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,719.73	$4.68 PYG27,050	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.71 PYG218K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$17,138.81 PYG99M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.81 PYG79,836
Average			-9.8%

Dodoma vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,189.75	$22.03 PYG127K	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$625.19 PYG4M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$378.03 PYG2M	+298.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$38.14 PYG220K
Average			+247.4%

Dodoma vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$183.39 PYG1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,778.44 PYG33M

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,208.35	$1.89 PYG10,896	+125.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,018.98	$3.35 PYG19,370	+76.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,015.18	$2.31 PYG13,372	+52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS151K	$36.10 PYG209K	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,037.95	$8.57 PYG49,526	+125.8%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 8.4 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$63.41 PYG366K	+735.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$56.56 PYG327K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$106.05 PYG613K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.55 PYG408K
Average			+735.5%

Dodoma vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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