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Asuncion vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 7.4% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 45.5% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 22.7% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Harare	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.00 PYG33,532	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$5.39 PYG36,174	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.89 PYG5,969	+28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.52 PYG3,486	+13.6%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.13 PYG7,600	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$3.98 PYG26,687	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$3.71 PYG24,869	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.81 PYG12,159	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$1.67 PYG11,190	-43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.03 PYG6,915	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.41 PYG2,764	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.45 PYG3,002	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.85 PYG5,727	+13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.54 PYG3,625	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.57 PYG3,826	-41.0%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

	Harare	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$3.61 PYG24,202	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$28.58 PYG191,674	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$7.41 PYG49,704	-64.7%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 22.7% less for housing

	Harare	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$17.71 PYG118,763	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	+12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$31.70 PYG212,569	-30.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Harare	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-58.6%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.40 PYG9,396	-6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.19 PYG14,678	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$1.68 PYG11,275	+40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$29.39 PYG197,124	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.95 PYG39,932	-40.5%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Harare	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$55.16 PYG369,960	+191.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$37.83 PYG253,687	+75.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$78.06 PYG523,480	+130.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$55.34 PYG371,134	+42.5%
Average			+110.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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