Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 3.8% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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