Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 17.7% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Asuncion
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Asuncion
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
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