Cost of living comparison

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Asuncion is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt.

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

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.69
E£125.73
$4.18
₲30,549
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.27
E£152.85
$4.88
₲35,640
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.25
E£11.66
$1.01
₲7,351

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
E£18.76
$0.72
₲5,225
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.23
E£57.38
$3.22
₲23,484
Milk (1 gallon) $2.42
E£112.94
$3.11
₲22,691

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.02
E£47.59
$4.39
₲32,083
Monthly public transit pass $7.97
E£372.68
$23.43
₲171,073
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,876.53
E£742,227.68
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.98
E£513.45
$24.25
₲177,090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $109.16
E£5,103.43
$399.23
₲2,915,049
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $71.02
E£3,320.04
$298.29
₲2,178,009

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pay 99.6% more for childcare

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $58.30
E£2,725.63
$156.19
₲1,140,485
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,699.22
E£79,438.32
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.45
E£67.64
$1.39
₲10,183
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.03
E£48.15
$2.32
₲16,963
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.57
E£73.38
$1.88
₲13,747

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pay 78.4% more for clothing

 
Egypt
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.23
E£805.29
$38.87
₲283,848
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.02
E£1,310.08
$31.15
₲227,418
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.69
E£2,977.46
$74.77
₲545,977

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