Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 11.5% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.60
₲4,404
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$3.11
₲22,941
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.60
₲4,416
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$0.71
₲5,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.42
₲3,081
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$4.39
₲32,436
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.39
₲10,295
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$2.32
₲17,149
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$27.36
₲201,989
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.97
₲51,474
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
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