Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 50.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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