Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. El Salvador
  3. San Salvador
  4. Paraguay
  5. Asuncion
  6. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
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Asuncion is 23.1% cheaper than San Salvador.

If you lived in Asuncion instead of San Salvador, you would:
local_dining

pay 24.3% less for restaurants

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
SVC52.50
$4.12
₲22,794
-31.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.00
SVC52.50
$3.78
₲20,930
-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
SVC6.23
$0.76
₲4,194
+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.66
SVC5.74
$0.43
₲2,356
-35.2%
Average -24.3%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 43.3% less for groceries

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.98
SVC17.33
$0.56
₲3,122
-71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.83
SVC24.80
$2.40
₲13,284
-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.57
SVC48.74
$2.82
₲15,606
-49.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.16
SVC27.67
$1.52
₲8,439
-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.21
SVC19.35
$1.22
₲6,743
-44.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.39
SVC12.16
$0.79
₲4,360
-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.68
SVC5.99
$0.28
₲1,567
-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.18
SVC10.32
$0.44
₲2,427
-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.81
SVC7.10
$0.68
₲3,747
-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.64
SVC5.56
$0.51
₲2,841
-19.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.75
SVC6.55
$0.43
₲2,373
-42.7%
Average -43.3%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 11.8% less for transportation

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
SVC30.53
$3.39
₲18,765
-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass $20.87
SVC182.61
$28.63
₲158,564
+37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,000.00
SVC157,505.09
$13,742.82
₲76,110,509
-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $29.00
SVC253.76
$12.25
₲67,865
-57.7%
Average -11.8%
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home

pay 24.9% less for housing

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $46.06
SVC403.03
$28.21
₲156,227
-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $362.50
SVC3,171.98
$301.43
₲1,669,395
-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $300.00
SVC2,625.08
$213.39
₲1,181,794
-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $49.02
SVC428.91
$41.62
₲230,480
-15.1%
Average -24.9%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 22.1% less for childcare

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $163.33
SVC1,429.21
$155.88
₲863,290
-4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,885.71
SVC42,751.38
$2,955.34
₲16,367,283
-39.5%
Average -22.1%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SVC10.94
$1.00
₲5,550
-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
SVC22.81
$1.82
₲10,073
-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.00
SVC35.00
$1.72
₲9,514
-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.82
SVC295.97
$27.68
₲153,278
-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.00
SVC43.75
$5.73
₲31,713
+14.5%
Average -22.2%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 13.2% less for clothing

  San Salvador help_outline Asuncion help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.00
SVC481.27
$45.45
₲251,720
-17.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.77
SVC339.24
$40.80
₲225,953
+5.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.69
SVC688.54
$72.57
₲401,898
-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $85.94
SVC751.98
$57.74
₲319,770
-32.8%
Average -13.2%
San Salvador vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing
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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: March 2021
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