Cost of living comparison
compared to
Asuncion vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary
Asuncion is 35.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.1% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 14.7% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 24.3% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 44.9% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 47.7% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.2% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 30.6% less in Asuncion
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.
Asuncion vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
€9.39
|
$5.00
PYG32,154
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€7.91
|
$5.39
PYG34,688
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.05
|
$0.89
PYG5,723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.22
|
$0.52
PYG3,342
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
$1.13
PYG7,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€3.77
|
$3.98
PYG25,591
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.23
|
$3.71
PYG23,847
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.74
|
$1.81
PYG11,659
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
€3.24
|
$1.67
PYG10,730
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$1.03
PYG6,631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$0.41
PYG2,651
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.64
|
$0.45
PYG2,879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.85
PYG5,492
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.38
|
$0.54
PYG3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.43
|
$0.57
PYG3,669
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
€5.61
|
$3.61
PYG23,208
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€29.65
|
$28.58
PYG184K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,863.76
€22,731.23
|
$15,411.13
PYG99M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.77
€5.73
|
$7.41
PYG47,662
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.83
€27.78
|
$17.71
PYG114K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.56
€553.87
|
$437.82
PYG3M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$501.37
€424.24
|
$320.48
PYG2M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.66
€75.02
|
$31.70
PYG204K
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing
pay 47.7% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.00
€247.08
|
$163.92
PYG1M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,533.53
€6,374.63
|
$3,652.44
PYG23M
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of childcare
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.32
|
$1.40
PYG9,010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.86
|
$2.19
PYG14,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.32
€3.66
|
$1.68
PYG10,812
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.99
€39.76
|
$29.39
PYG189K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
€4.94
|
$5.95
PYG38,291
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.70
€73.36
|
$55.16
PYG355K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.72
€39.53
|
$37.83
PYG243K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.63
€80.92
|
$78.06
PYG502K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
€91.42
|
$55.34
PYG356K
|
|
Podgorica vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing
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