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Asuncion vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 25.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Asuncion

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Asuncion. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.00 PYG32,602	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$5.39 PYG35,170	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.89 PYG5,803	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.52 PYG3,389	-41.4%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Freetown	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.13 PYG7,389	+70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.98 PYG25,947	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.71 PYG24,179	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.81 PYG11,822	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.67 PYG10,879	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.03 PYG6,723	-43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.41 PYG2,688	-54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.45 PYG2,919	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.85 PYG5,568	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.54 PYG3,525	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.57 PYG3,720	-22.8%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Freetown	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.61 PYG23,531	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG186K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$15,411.13 PYG100M	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$7.41 PYG48,325	-31.1%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Freetown	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$17.71 PYG115K	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$437.82 PYG3M	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$320.48 PYG2M	-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$31.70 PYG207K	-71.3%
Average			-73.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$163.92 PYG1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,652.44 PYG24M

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.40 PYG9,135	-6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.19 PYG14,271	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.68 PYG10,962	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$29.39 PYG192K	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.95 PYG38,824
Average			-16.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$55.16 PYG360K	+451.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$37.83 PYG247K	+372.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$78.06 PYG509K	+290.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$55.34 PYG361K	+10.7%
Average			+281.4%

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