Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 45.9% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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