Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 28.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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