Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 96.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
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Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
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