Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 35.2% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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