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Asuncion vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 35.9% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.6% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Asuncion are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 86.6% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,598	$5.00 PYG33,547	+165.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,658	$5.39 PYG36,190	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,934	$0.89 PYG5,971	+68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,503	$0.52 PYG3,487	+82.3%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,621	$1.13 PYG7,604	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫139,920	$3.98 PYG26,699	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫136,929	$3.71 PYG24,880	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,092	$1.81 PYG12,164	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,967	$1.67 PYG11,195	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,162	$1.03 PYG6,918	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.41 PYG2,766	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,140	$0.45 PYG3,004	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,917	$0.85 PYG5,729	+74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,222	$0.54 PYG3,627	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,276	$0.57 PYG3,828	+22.3%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,990	$3.61 PYG24,213	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫174,856	$28.58 PYG191,759	+330.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,341	$7.41 PYG49,726	+25.6%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,346	$17.71 PYG118,815	+104.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	+41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	+43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	$31.70 PYG212,663	-26.8%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	$163.92 PYG1,099,792	-17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	-70.2%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,499	$1.40 PYG9,400	+50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,057	$2.19 PYG14,684	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,640	$1.68 PYG11,280	+31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536,285	$29.39 PYG197,211	+44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,052	$5.95 PYG39,950	+86.4%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833,176	$55.16 PYG370,122	+74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560,364	$37.83 PYG253,798	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	$78.06 PYG523,711	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	$55.34 PYG371,297	-28.4%
Average			+32.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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