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Qatar

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 38.7% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 64.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 59.4% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Asuncion

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

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Asuncion vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Doha	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$6.86 PYG42,938	-28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$6.86 PYG42,938	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.06 PYG6,620	+12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.57 PYG3,578	+36.9%
Average			-15.9%

Doha vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Doha	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.48 PYG9,238	+6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$4.85 PYG30,374	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$4.83 PYG30,244	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$2.40 PYG15,019	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.37 PYG14,817	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.35 PYG8,475	+33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.57 PYG3,582	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.54 PYG3,391	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.10 PYG6,898	+97.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.61 PYG3,834	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.60 PYG3,736	+34.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Doha	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.68 PYG29,315	+119.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$37.71 PYG236K	+37.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$13.81 PYG86,521	-24.9%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 64.9% less for housing

	Doha	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$22.03 PYG138K	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$625.19 PYG4M	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$378.03 PYG2M	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$38.14 PYG239K	-41.5%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 59.4% less for childcare

	Doha	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$183.39 PYG1M	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$5,778.44 PYG36M	-39.8%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.89 PYG11,808	-84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.35 PYG20,992	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$2.31 PYG14,492	-64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$36.10 PYG226K	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$8.57 PYG53,673	-30.6%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Doha	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$63.41 PYG397K	+4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$56.56 PYG354K	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$106.05 PYG664K	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$70.55 PYG442K	-17.4%
Average			-0.9%

Doha vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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