Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 19.5% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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