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Asuncion vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 67.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 57.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 79.4% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 85.3% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 51.7% less in Asuncion

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 72.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.03	$5.00 PYG34,388	-87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$5.39 PYG37,097	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.89 PYG6,121	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.52 PYG3,574	-79.5%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 57.9% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.75	$1.13 PYG7,794	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.23	$3.98 PYG27,368	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.16	$3.71 PYG25,504	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.29	$1.81 PYG12,469	-68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.95	$1.67 PYG11,475	-68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.03 PYG7,091	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.41 PYG2,835	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$0.45 PYG3,079	-76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$0.85 PYG5,873	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$0.54 PYG3,718	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.29	$0.57 PYG3,924	-66.8%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.06	$3.61 PYG24,820	-55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.05	$28.58 PYG196,565	-57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	$15,411.13 PYG105,990,824	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.88	$7.41 PYG50,972	-70.6%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 79.4% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.89	$17.71 PYG121,793	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	$437.82 PYG3,011,103	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	$320.48 PYG2,204,127	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.79	$31.70 PYG217,993	-82.8%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	$163.92 PYG1,127,357	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	$3,652.44 PYG25,119,825	-78.4%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.01	$1.40 PYG9,636	-82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.67	$2.19 PYG15,052	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.46	$1.68 PYG11,563	-89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.31	$29.39 PYG202,153	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.52	$5.95 PYG40,951	-71.2%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 51.7% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.09	$55.16 PYG379,399	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.72	$37.83 PYG260,159	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.85	$78.06 PYG536,837	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.83	$55.34 PYG380,603	-73.5%
Average			-51.7%

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