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Asuncion vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 54.5% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 47.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 59.5% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 62.9% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Asuncion

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU636.60	$5.00 PYG32,331	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU485.95	$5.39 PYG34,878	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU89.49	$0.89 PYG5,755	-61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU68.73	$0.52 PYG3,361	-70.7%
Average			-64.7%

Montevideo vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU113.80	$1.13 PYG7,328	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU271.54	$3.98 PYG25,732	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU186.19	$3.71 PYG23,978	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU191.47	$1.81 PYG11,724	-63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU196.47	$1.67 PYG10,789	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU55.57	$1.03 PYG6,667	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU45.64	$0.41 PYG2,665	-65.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.29	$0.45 PYG2,895	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU65.34	$0.85 PYG5,522	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.07	$0.54 PYG3,495	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU36.61	$0.57 PYG3,689	-39.6%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 59.5% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU280.35	$3.61 PYG23,336	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,478.37	$28.58 PYG185K	-55.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1M	$15,411.13 PYG100M	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,151.23	$7.41 PYG47,924	-75.0%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU1,932.99	$17.71 PYG115K	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU24,421.41	$437.82 PYG3M	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU19,294.60	$320.48 PYG2M	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,687.95	$31.70 PYG205K	-78.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 62.9% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU18,614.97	$163.92 PYG1M	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU353K	$3,652.44 PYG24M	-59.9%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU174.94	$1.40 PYG9,059	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU170.26	$2.19 PYG14,152	-50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU204.10	$1.68 PYG10,871	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,185.12	$29.39 PYG190K	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU417.92	$5.95 PYG38,502	-44.8%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,869.42	$55.16 PYG357K	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,900.86	$37.83 PYG245K	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,522.91	$78.06 PYG505K	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU4,901.34	$55.34 PYG358K	-56.2%
Average			-39.2%

Montevideo vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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