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Asuncion vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 49.6% cheaper than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 53.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.00 AWG34.20	$5.00 PYG33,532	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.49	$5.39 PYG36,174	-47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$0.89 PYG5,969	-38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.93	$0.52 PYG3,486	-68.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 53.9% less for groceries

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.34	$1.13 PYG7,600	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.25	$3.98 PYG26,687	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.68	$3.71 PYG24,869	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.60	$1.81 PYG12,159	-66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.61	$1.67 PYG11,190	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$1.03 PYG6,915	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$0.41 PYG2,764	-59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.08	$0.45 PYG3,002	-80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$0.85 PYG5,727	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.81	$0.54 PYG3,625	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$0.57 PYG3,826	-37.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.66 AWG10.19	$3.61 PYG24,202	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$28.58 PYG191,674	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$7.41 PYG49,704	-84.6%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG189.91	$17.71 PYG118,763	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.39 AWG1,219.31	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$571.91 AWG1,029.45	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.20	$31.70 PYG212,569	-83.7%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.00	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	-34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,490.98	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-57.6%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$1.40 PYG9,396	-53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 AWG6.69	$2.19 PYG14,678	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.00	$1.68 PYG11,275	-83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.22 AWG191.20	$29.39 PYG197,124	-72.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.49	$5.95 PYG39,932	-50.1%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Oranjestad	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.00	$55.16 PYG369,960	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.27	$37.83 PYG253,687	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG195.86	$78.06 PYG523,480	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$55.34 PYG371,134	-46.2%
Average			-27.0%

Oranjestad vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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