Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 58.5% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 52.5% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 72.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 64.6% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,003	$5.00 PYG30,086	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,502	$5.39 PYG32,456	-63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF320	$0.89 PYG5,355	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF284	$0.52 PYG3,127	-81.3%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Papeete	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF80	$1.13 PYG6,819	+44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,335	$3.98 PYG23,944	-69.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF644	$3.71 PYG22,313	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF663	$1.81 PYG10,909	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF784	$1.67 PYG10,040	-78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF242	$1.03 PYG6,204	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF125	$0.41 PYG2,480	-66.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF273	$0.45 PYG2,694	-83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF363	$0.85 PYG5,138	-76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF140	$0.54 PYG3,253	-60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF125	$0.57 PYG3,433	-53.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 52.5% less for transportation

	Papeete	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF613	$3.61 PYG21,715	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG172K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,030	$7.41 PYG44,595	-96.4%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 72.0% less for housing

	Papeete	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,043	$17.71 PYG107K	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	$437.82 PYG3M	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF100K	$320.48 PYG2M	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,741	$31.70 PYG191K	-78.0%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 64.6% less for childcare

	Papeete	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,071	$163.92 PYG986K	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$3,652.44 PYG22M	-62.7%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF325	$1.40 PYG8,430	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF413	$2.19 PYG13,169	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,242	$1.68 PYG10,116	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,013	$29.39 PYG177K	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,502	$5.95 PYG35,828	-59.4%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Papeete	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,340	$55.16 PYG332K	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,674	$37.83 PYG228K	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,342	$78.06 PYG470K	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,513	$55.34 PYG333K	-40.5%
Average			-29.4%

Papeete vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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