Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 57.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 73.6% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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