Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 60.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 60.4% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 79.9% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Asuncion

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

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Asuncion vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$6.86 PYG40,113	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$6.86 PYG40,113	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$1.06 PYG6,184	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.57 PYG3,343	-47.8%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.48 PYG8,631	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$4.85 PYG28,375	-61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$4.83 PYG28,254	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$2.40 PYG14,031	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$2.37 PYG13,843	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$1.35 PYG7,918	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.57 PYG3,346	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.54 PYG3,168	-74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.10 PYG6,444	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.61 PYG3,582	-57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.60 PYG3,490	-58.6%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 60.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$4.68 PYG27,386	-69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$37.71 PYG221K	-57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$17,138.81 PYG100M	-61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	$13.81 PYG80,829	-4.1%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$22.03 PYG129K	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$625.19 PYG4M	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$378.03 PYG2M	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$38.14 PYG223K	-80.0%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 79.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$183.39 PYG1M	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$5,778.44 PYG34M	-74.1%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$1.89 PYG11,031	-75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$3.35 PYG19,611	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$2.31 PYG13,538	-82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$36.10 PYG211K	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$8.57 PYG50,142	-37.4%
Average			-59.0%

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pay about the same for clothing

	Hong Kong	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$63.41 PYG371K	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$56.56 PYG331K	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$106.05 PYG621K	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$70.55 PYG413K	-41.1%

Hong Kong vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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