Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 17.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Russia, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 75.1% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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