Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 6.0% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Manila, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Manila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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