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Asuncion vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 16.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 1.3% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Asuncion

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Asuncion are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS58.35	$5.00 PYG32,255	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS86.26	$5.39 PYG34,796	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.75	$0.89 PYG5,741	+48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.33	$0.52 PYG3,353	+49.4%
Average			+9.9%

Dushanbe vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.70	$1.13 PYG7,311	+90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS55.81	$3.98 PYG25,671	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS37.99	$3.71 PYG23,922	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.90	$1.81 PYG11,696	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS19.68	$1.67 PYG10,764	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.43	$1.03 PYG6,651	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.81	$0.41 PYG2,659	-69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.84	$0.45 PYG2,888	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.47	$0.85 PYG5,509	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.97	$0.54 PYG3,487	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.28	$0.57 PYG3,680	+139.9%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS39.49	$3.61 PYG23,280	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS101.48	$28.58 PYG184K	+169.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS112K	$15,411.13 PYG99M	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS34.50	$7.41 PYG47,810	+105.9%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS187.74	$17.71 PYG114K	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS4,143.79	$437.82 PYG3M	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,392.04	$320.48 PYG2M	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS402.63	$31.70 PYG204K	-24.6%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 1.3% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS1,014.81	$163.92 PYG1M	+54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS73,066.03	$3,652.44 PYG24M	-52.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS10.15	$1.40 PYG9,038	+32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS18.60	$2.19 PYG14,119	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS30.44	$1.68 PYG10,845	-47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS403.51	$29.39 PYG190K	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS50.74	$5.95 PYG38,411	+12.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS310.78	$55.16 PYG356K	+70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS391.72	$37.83 PYG244K	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS761.10	$78.06 PYG504K	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS558.14	$55.34 PYG357K	-5.0%
Average			+14.0%

Dushanbe vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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