Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 50.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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