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Asuncion vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 57.5% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 54.7% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Asuncion

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of United States, you would:

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pay 66.3% less for restaurants

	United States	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$5.00 PYG33,547	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$5.39 PYG36,190	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.89 PYG5,971	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.52 PYG3,487	-74.1%
Average			-66.3%

United States vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.7% less for groceries

	United States	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.13 PYG7,604	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$3.98 PYG26,699	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$3.71 PYG24,880	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$1.81 PYG12,164	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$1.67 PYG11,195	-69.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.03 PYG6,918	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.41 PYG2,766	-47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.45 PYG3,004	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.85 PYG5,729	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.54 PYG3,627	-59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.57 PYG3,828	-58.8%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	United States	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$3.61 PYG24,213	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$28.58 PYG191,759	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$7.41 PYG49,726	-57.9%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	United States	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$17.71 PYG118,815	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$31.70 PYG212,663	-78.9%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	United States	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	-84.3%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$1.40 PYG9,400	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$2.19 PYG14,684	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$1.68 PYG11,280	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$29.39 PYG197,211	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$5.95 PYG39,950	-56.3%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	United States	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$55.16 PYG370,122	+8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$37.83 PYG253,798	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$78.06 PYG523,711	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$55.34 PYG371,297	-50.6%
Average			-15.8%

United States vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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