Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 14.7% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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