Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 71.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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