Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 46.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Rome, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.99
€19.62
|
$4.37
₲29,972
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$5.10
₲34,967
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.85
|
$0.90
₲6,197
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.15
|
$0.48
₲3,309
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
$0.78
₲5,369
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
€7.47
|
$2.77
₲18,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.32
|
$2.87
₲19,687
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.27
|
$1.47
₲10,067
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
€3.99
|
$1.44
₲9,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$0.76
₲5,179
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.38
₲2,630
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$0.48
₲3,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.17
|
$0.68
₲4,636
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.46
₲3,145
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.68
|
$0.34
₲2,351
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
€7.88
|
$4.42
₲30,289
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$24.48
₲167,842
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$17,301.71
₲118,638,522
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
€13.48
|
$12.38
₲84,920
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.82
€29.28
|
$22.99
₲157,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,121.35
€1,100.79
|
$344.25
₲2,360,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$748.49
€734.76
|
$261.22
₲1,791,174
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.76
€148.00
|
$36.91
₲253,071
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$465.48
€456.94
|
$143.15
₲981,578
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,701.00
€10,504.82
|
$3,402.06
₲23,328,080
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.26
€5.16
|
$1.46
₲9,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
€1.48
|
$1.89
₲12,988
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€6.20
|
$1.62
₲11,107
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.36
€50.42
|
$28.20
₲193,344
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.05
€8.88
|
$7.28
₲49,953
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.47
€79.98
|
$49.17
₲337,183
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
€37.46
|
$38.25
₲262,254
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.83
€91.13
|
$75.70
₲519,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.92
€116.74
|
$67.18
₲460,678
|
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