Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 34.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
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