Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 49.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Germany, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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