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Asuncion vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 14.0% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 6.6% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.17	$5.00 PYG33,547	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB220.32	$5.39 PYG36,190	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.14	$0.89 PYG5,971	+21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.34	$0.52 PYG3,487	+44.4%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Thailand	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.37	$1.13 PYG7,604	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB248.32	$3.98 PYG26,699	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.72	$3.71 PYG24,880	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.21	$1.81 PYG12,164	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.48	$1.67 PYG11,195	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.84	$1.03 PYG6,918	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.67	$0.41 PYG2,766	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.29	$0.45 PYG3,004	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.73	$0.85 PYG5,729	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.43	$0.54 PYG3,627	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.43	$0.57 PYG3,828	-7.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Thailand	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB152.21	$3.61 PYG24,213	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB885.78	$28.58 PYG191,759	+1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB959,841.01	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.67	$7.41 PYG49,726	-29.6%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 6.6% less for housing

	Thailand	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB583.44	$17.71 PYG118,815	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,059.95	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,406.05	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,904.49	$31.70 PYG212,663	-47.6%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Thailand	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,312.55	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	-54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349,785.03	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	-67.1%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.86	$1.40 PYG9,400	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB62.08	$2.19 PYG14,684	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.90	$1.68 PYG11,280	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,683.79	$29.39 PYG197,211	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.99	$5.95 PYG39,950	-5.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Thailand	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,168.03	$55.16 PYG370,122	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB928.61	$37.83 PYG253,798	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,871.22	$78.06 PYG523,711	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,177.45	$55.34 PYG371,297	-19.9%
Average			+10.7%

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