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Asuncion vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 43.9% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Asuncion

The cost of childcare and housing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL192.03	$5.00 PYG33,988	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL134.42	$5.39 PYG36,666	-33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.08	$0.89 PYG6,050	-32.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.12	$0.52 PYG3,533	-34.0%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Maseru	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.29	$1.13 PYG7,704	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL60.89	$3.98 PYG27,050	+8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL66.54	$3.71 PYG25,207	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.00	$1.81 PYG12,324	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL44.68	$1.67 PYG11,342	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.62	$1.03 PYG7,009	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.23	$0.41 PYG2,802	-57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.61	$0.45 PYG3,043	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.43	$0.85 PYG5,805	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.33	$0.54 PYG3,675	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.65	$0.57 PYG3,878	-18.4%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Maseru	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL76.25	$3.61 PYG24,531	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL480.08	$28.58 PYG194,281	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL336,058.75	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL95.06	$7.41 PYG50,380	+29.9%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Maseru	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL544.51	$17.71 PYG120,378	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,432.43	$437.82 PYG2,976,121	+199.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,232.22	$320.48 PYG2,178,521	+333.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$31.70 PYG215,460
Average			+162.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL833.10	$163.92 PYG1,114,260	+227.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL18,883.30	$3,652.44 PYG24,827,993	+222.3%
Average			+225.1%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL33.61	$1.40 PYG9,524	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL30.41	$2.19 PYG14,877	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL81.61	$1.68 PYG11,428	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL368.06	$29.39 PYG199,805	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.95 PYG40,475
Average			-10.8%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Maseru	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL736.13	$55.16 PYG374,991	+24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL672.12	$37.83 PYG257,137	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,696.30	$78.06 PYG530,600	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,400.42	$55.34 PYG376,182	-61.6%
Average			-16.6%

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