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Asuncion vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 45.8% cheaper than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 44.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 57.3% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Asuncion

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

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Asuncion vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00 AWG39.63	$6.86 PYG39,213	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.50	$6.86 PYG39,213	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$1.06 PYG6,045	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.93	$0.57 PYG3,268	-64.9%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.35	$1.48 PYG8,437	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.26	$4.85 PYG27,738	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.69	$4.83 PYG27,620	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.60	$2.40 PYG13,716	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.62	$2.37 PYG13,532	-44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$1.35 PYG7,740	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$0.57 PYG3,271	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$0.54 PYG3,097	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$1.10 PYG6,300	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$0.61 PYG3,502	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$0.60 PYG3,412	-34.3%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 AWG13.75	$4.68 PYG26,771	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.04	$37.71 PYG216K	+25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.51	$13.81 PYG79,014	-71.2%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 57.3% less for housing

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG190.04	$22.03 PYG126K	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	$625.19 PYG4M	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	$378.03 PYG2M	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.45	$38.14 PYG218K	-80.3%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.31	$183.39 PYG1M	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	$5,778.44 PYG33M	-32.9%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$1.89 PYG10,784	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AWG7.77	$3.35 PYG19,171	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.01	$2.31 PYG13,234	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.08	$36.10 PYG206K	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.50	$8.57 PYG49,016	-28.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.08	$63.41 PYG363K	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.34	$56.56 PYG324K	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG196.00	$106.05 PYG607K	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.35	$70.55 PYG404K	-31.4%
Average			-5.8%

Oranjestad vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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