Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 53.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of United States, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
United States
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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