Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 54.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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