Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 54.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.60
₲4,439
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$3.11
₲23,126
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.60
₲4,452
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.71
₲5,319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.42
₲3,106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$4.39
₲32,699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$1.39
₲10,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.32
₲17,288
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$27.36
₲203,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$6.97
₲51,892
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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