Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 33.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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