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Asuncion vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 28.9% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 8.6% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in Asuncion

The cost of transportation and childcare in Asuncion are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.46	$5.00 PYG33,547	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.94	$5.39 PYG36,190	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.24	$0.89 PYG5,971	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.68	$0.52 PYG3,487	-65.4%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.80	$1.13 PYG7,604	-54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$3.98 PYG26,699	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.52	$3.71 PYG24,880	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.53	$1.81 PYG12,164	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.83	$1.67 PYG11,195	-75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$1.03 PYG6,918	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.41 PYG2,766	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.45 PYG3,004	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.85 PYG5,729	+88.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$0.54 PYG3,627	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.53	$0.57 PYG3,828	-55.1%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG561.72	$3.61 PYG24,213	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.43	$28.58 PYG191,759	+42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,589,257.33	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.42	$7.41 PYG49,726	+107.0%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,763.67	$17.71 PYG118,815	-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,320.69	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,698.26	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.95	$31.70 PYG212,663	-58.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 8.6% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,112.16	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	+63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,517.41	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	-46.8%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$1.40 PYG9,400	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.04	$2.19 PYG14,684	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.24	$1.68 PYG11,280	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,118.40	$29.39 PYG197,211	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.22	$5.95 PYG39,950	-40.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.73	$55.16 PYG370,122	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,834.12	$37.83 PYG253,798	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,734.60	$78.06 PYG523,711	-35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,668.25	$55.34 PYG371,297	-63.1%
Average			-44.7%

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