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Asuncion vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 29.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 74.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$5.00 PYG33,532	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$5.39 PYG36,174	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.89 PYG5,969	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.52 PYG3,486	-15.0%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Moscow	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.13 PYG7,600	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.98 PYG26,687	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.71 PYG24,869	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$1.81 PYG12,159	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$1.67 PYG11,190	-32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.03 PYG6,915	+27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.41 PYG2,764	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.45 PYG3,002	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.85 PYG5,727	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.54 PYG3,625	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.57 PYG3,826	+68.5%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Moscow	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$3.61 PYG24,202	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$28.58 PYG191,674	-22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$7.41 PYG49,704	+29.4%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$17.71 PYG118,763	+126.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$31.70 PYG212,569	-71.3%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 74.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-74.4%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.40 PYG9,396	-66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.19 PYG14,678	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$1.68 PYG11,275	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$29.39 PYG197,124	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$5.95 PYG39,932	-9.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$55.16 PYG369,960	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$37.83 PYG253,687	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$78.06 PYG523,480	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$55.34 PYG371,134	-64.7%
Average			-37.4%

Moscow vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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