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Asuncion vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 95.3% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 80.2% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Asuncion are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.2% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,999	$5.00 PYG30,086	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,571	$5.39 PYG32,456	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS286	$0.89 PYG5,355	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS186	$0.52 PYG3,127	+59.9%
Average			+50.2%

Mogadishu vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS928	$1.13 PYG6,819	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,428	$3.98 PYG23,944	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,063	$3.71 PYG22,313	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,111	$1.81 PYG10,909	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS939	$1.67 PYG10,040	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS777	$1.03 PYG6,204	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS259	$0.41 PYG2,480	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS713	$0.45 PYG2,694	-64.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.85 PYG5,138	+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS315	$0.54 PYG3,253	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.57 PYG3,433	-16.1%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,234	$3.61 PYG21,715	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,425	$28.58 PYG172K	+42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4M	$15,411.13 PYG93M	+105.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,313	$7.41 PYG44,595	+27.8%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 80.2% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,083	$17.71 PYG107K	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,972	$437.82 PYG3M	+178.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,984	$320.48 PYG2M	+266.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS36,148	$31.70 PYG191K	-49.9%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,562	$163.92 PYG986K	+227.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS326K	$3,652.44 PYG22M	+540.8%
Average			+384.3%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,285	$1.40 PYG8,430	-65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS857	$2.19 PYG13,169	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS686	$1.68 PYG10,116	+40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,090	$29.39 PYG177K	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.95 PYG35,828
Average			+3.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,997	$55.16 PYG332K	+215.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,900	$37.83 PYG228K	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,233	$78.06 PYG470K	+192.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,561	$55.34 PYG333K	-8.5%
Average			+113.7%

Mogadishu vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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