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Asuncion vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 8.3% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 49.3% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Asuncion

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Asuncion are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Russia	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$5.00 PYG33,547	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$5.39 PYG36,190	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$0.89 PYG5,971	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$0.52 PYG3,487	+1.4%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Russia	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$1.13 PYG7,604	+79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$3.98 PYG26,699	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$3.71 PYG24,880	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$1.81 PYG12,164	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$1.67 PYG11,195	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$1.03 PYG6,918	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.41 PYG2,766	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$0.45 PYG3,004	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$0.85 PYG5,729	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$0.54 PYG3,627	+42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$0.57 PYG3,828	+88.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$3.61 PYG24,213	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$28.58 PYG191,759	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$7.41 PYG49,726	+49.9%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Russia	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$17.71 PYG118,815	+134.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$31.70 PYG212,663	-61.7%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 49.3% less for childcare

	Russia	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	-45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	-53.1%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$1.40 PYG9,400	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$2.19 PYG14,684	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$1.68 PYG11,280	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$29.39 PYG197,211	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$5.95 PYG39,950	+16.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Russia	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$55.16 PYG370,122	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$37.83 PYG253,798	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$78.06 PYG523,711	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$55.34 PYG371,297	-43.1%
Average			-23.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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