Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 68.4% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of George Town, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.97
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 73.2% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.43
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,931.65
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.64
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.87
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.73
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.17
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.23
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,913.66
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.54
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.97
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.84
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.55
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.66
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.70
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
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