Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 24.1% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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