Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 1.8% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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