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Asuncion vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 45.6% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 60.1% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Asuncion

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,495.08	$5.00 PYG32,154	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,956.14	$5.39 PYG34,688	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.18	$0.89 PYG5,723	-24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.74	$0.52 PYG3,342	-18.8%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 60.1% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.29	$1.13 PYG7,288	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,448.93	$3.98 PYG25,591	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,723.83	$3.71 PYG23,847	-71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD949.79	$1.81 PYG11,659	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD632.47	$1.67 PYG10,730	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD723.77	$1.03 PYG6,631	-70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.15	$0.41 PYG2,651	-73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.45	$0.45 PYG2,879	-73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD572.46	$0.85 PYG5,492	-68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.77	$0.54 PYG3,476	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.95	$0.57 PYG3,669	-61.0%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD812.26	$3.61 PYG23,208	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,988.20	$28.58 PYG184K	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD5M	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,187.81	$7.41 PYG47,662	-75.0%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,519.27	$17.71 PYG114K	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189K	$437.82 PYG3M	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,664.51	$320.48 PYG2M	-21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,179.88	$31.70 PYG204K	-59.1%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212K	$163.92 PYG1M	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD5M	$3,652.44 PYG23M	-84.3%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.16	$1.40 PYG9,010	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,217.60	$2.19 PYG14,075	-62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.90	$1.68 PYG10,812	-37.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,984.26	$29.39 PYG189K	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,297.44	$5.95 PYG38,291	-4.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,479.35	$55.16 PYG355K	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,978.36	$37.83 PYG243K	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,939.03	$78.06 PYG502K	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,200.34	$55.34 PYG356K	-54.1%
Average			-29.9%

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