Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 9.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$4.13
PYG32,247
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$4.58
PYG35,720
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.88
PYG6,897
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.51
PYG3,942
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.67
PYG5,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$3.12
PYG24,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$3.15
PYG24,580
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$1.75
PYG13,642
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$1.46
PYG11,432
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.91
PYG7,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.43
PYG3,327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.73
PYG5,727
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.49
PYG3,837
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.59
PYG4,591
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$16.94
PYG132,186
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$425.89
PYG3,323,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$339.02
PYG2,645,928
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$34.20
PYG266,922
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$179.26
PYG1,399,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,163,580
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.33
PYG10,418
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.00
PYG15,594
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$1.27
PYG9,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$26.82
PYG209,359
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$5.09
PYG39,689
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
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