Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 57.3% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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