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Asuncion vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 43.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.85	$5.00 PYG33,532	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.88	$5.39 PYG36,174	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$0.89 PYG5,969	-17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.45	$0.52 PYG3,486	-35.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.76	$1.13 PYG7,600	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.61	$3.98 PYG26,687	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.19	$3.71 PYG24,869	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.06	$1.81 PYG12,159	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.29	$1.67 PYG11,190	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.95	$1.03 PYG6,915	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.89	$0.41 PYG2,764	-64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.89	$0.45 PYG3,002	-78.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.75	$0.85 PYG5,727	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.83	$0.54 PYG3,625	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$0.57 PYG3,826	-30.5%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.71	$3.61 PYG24,202	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.57	$28.58 PYG191,674	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,480.35	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.84	$7.41 PYG49,704	-32.9%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD416.87	$17.71 PYG118,763	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,379.99	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,242.96	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.32	$31.70 PYG212,569	-48.0%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,243.28	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-49.1%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.47	$1.40 PYG9,396	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.28	$2.19 PYG14,678	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.91	$1.68 PYG11,275	-72.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.64	$29.39 PYG197,124	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.34	$5.95 PYG39,932	-44.2%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD399.97	$55.16 PYG369,960	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.44	$37.83 PYG253,687	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,130.88	$78.06 PYG523,480	-53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.27	$55.34 PYG371,134	-53.0%
Average			-28.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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