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Botswana

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 23.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 46.2% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 56.2% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Asuncion are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$6.86 PYG39,213	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$6.86 PYG39,213	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.06 PYG6,045	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.57 PYG3,268	+37.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.48 PYG8,437	+68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$4.85 PYG27,738	+53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$4.83 PYG27,620	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.40 PYG13,716	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.37 PYG13,532	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.35 PYG7,740	+80.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.57 PYG3,271	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.54 PYG3,097	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$1.10 PYG6,300	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.61 PYG3,502	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.60 PYG3,412	+12.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$4.68 PYG26,771	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$37.71 PYG216K	+27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$13.81 PYG79,014	-33.8%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 46.2% more for housing

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$22.03 PYG126K	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$625.19 PYG4M	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$378.03 PYG2M	+70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$38.14 PYG218K	-16.4%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$183.39 PYG1M	+44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$5,778.44 PYG33M	+131.1%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.89 PYG10,784	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$3.35 PYG19,171	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$2.31 PYG13,234	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$36.10 PYG206K	+7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$8.57 PYG49,016	+39.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 56.2% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$63.41 PYG363K	+33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$56.56 PYG324K	+237.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$106.05 PYG607K	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$70.55 PYG404K	-10.0%
Average			+56.2%

Gaborone vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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