Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 15.4% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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