Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 4.8% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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