Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 49.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Rome, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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