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Asuncion vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 22.5% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 58.7% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 64.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 97.4% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$5.00 PYG32,255	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.39 PYG34,796	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.89 PYG5,741	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.52 PYG3,353	-45.6%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 58.7% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.13 PYG7,311	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.98 PYG25,671	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.71 PYG23,922	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.81 PYG11,696	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$1.67 PYG10,764	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.03 PYG6,651	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.41 PYG2,659	-62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.45 PYG2,888	-87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.85 PYG5,509	-76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.54 PYG3,487	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.57 PYG3,680	-55.9%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.61 PYG23,280	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 PYG184K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$7.41 PYG47,810	-85.6%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 64.0% less for housing

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$17.71 PYG114K	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$437.82 PYG3M	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$320.48 PYG2M	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$31.70 PYG204K	-68.0%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 97.4% more for childcare

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$163.92 PYG1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+97.4%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.40 PYG9,038	-24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.19 PYG14,119	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.68 PYG10,845
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$29.39 PYG190K	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.95 PYG38,411	-3.9%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$55.16 PYG356K	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.83 PYG244K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$78.06 PYG504K	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.34 PYG357K
Average			+7.9%

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