Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 48.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.60
₲4,439
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$3.11
₲23,126
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.60
₲4,452
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.71
₲5,319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.42
₲3,106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$4.39
₲32,699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 92.1% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.39
₲10,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$2.32
₲17,288
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$27.36
₲203,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$6.97
₲51,892
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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