Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 63.5% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 51.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 78.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Asuncion

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

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Asuncion vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.93	$6.86 PYG39,213	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.86 PYG39,213	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$1.06 PYG6,045	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$0.57 PYG3,268	-74.1%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Dublin	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$1.48 PYG8,437	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.47	$4.85 PYG27,738	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.52	$4.83 PYG27,620	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$2.40 PYG13,716	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.15	$2.37 PYG13,532	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.35 PYG7,740	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.57 PYG3,271	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.54 PYG3,097	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.11	$1.10 PYG6,300	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.61 PYG3,502	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.60 PYG3,412	-12.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 51.3% less for transportation

	Dublin	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.15	$4.68 PYG26,771	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.67	$37.71 PYG216K	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.35	$13.81 PYG79,014	-19.9%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 78.9% less for housing

	Dublin	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.46	$22.03 PYG126K	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,194.52	$625.19 PYG4M	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,973.07	$378.03 PYG2M	-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.00	$38.14 PYG218K	-82.0%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Dublin	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,132.44	$183.39 PYG1M	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,714.91	$5,778.44 PYG33M	-59.6%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$1.89 PYG10,784	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.37	$3.35 PYG19,171	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.94	$2.31 PYG13,234	-89.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.66	$36.10 PYG206K	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$8.57 PYG49,016	-45.3%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Dublin	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €95.83	$63.41 PYG363K	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €44.91	$56.56 PYG324K	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.66	$106.05 PYG607K	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.10	$70.55 PYG404K	-45.9%
Average			-23.9%

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