Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 68.0% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Washington, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.13
PYG32,362
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.58
PYG35,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.88
PYG6,922
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.51
PYG3,956
|
|
pay 65.1% less for groceries
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$0.67
PYG5,259
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$3.12
PYG24,437
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$3.15
PYG24,668
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$1.75
PYG13,690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$1.46
PYG11,472
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.91
PYG7,159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.32
PYG2,537
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.43
PYG3,339
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.73
PYG5,747
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.49
PYG3,850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.59
PYG4,607
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.51
PYG27,478
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$25.43
PYG199,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,502,049
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$8.90
PYG69,702
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$16.94
PYG132,655
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$425.89
PYG3,335,742
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$339.02
PYG2,655,317
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$34.20
PYG267,869
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$179.26
PYG1,403,999
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,270,618
|
|
pay 76.3% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.33
PYG10,455
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$2.00
PYG15,649
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$1.27
PYG9,957
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$26.82
PYG210,102
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$5.09
PYG39,830
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$50.60
PYG396,306
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$31.53
PYG246,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$70.98
PYG555,957
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$50.85
PYG398,298
|
|
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