Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.60
₲4,356
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$1.69
₲12,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$0.83
₲6,081
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.44
₲3,220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.60
₲4,368
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.71
₲5,219
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.42
₲3,048
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.33
₲2,436
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$12.04
₲87,878
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$27.36
₲199,791
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$6.97
₲50,914
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$74.96
₲547,331
|
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