Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 15.4% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 30.0% less in Asuncion
Groceries
pay 17.8% more in Asuncion
Transportation
pay 40.6% more in Asuncion
Housing
pay 7.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare
pay 63.5% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.2% less in Asuncion
Clothing
pay 29.7% less in Asuncion

The cost of transportation and groceries in Asuncion are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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
TRY348.20
$4.13
PYG32,958
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY290.17
$4.58
PYG36,507
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY50.72
$0.88
PYG7,049

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY33.30
$0.67
PYG5,356
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY183.94
$3.12
PYG24,887
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY155.73
$3.15
PYG25,122

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY192.16
$3.51
PYG27,984
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY348.20
$25.43
PYG202,818
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,789,759.25
$14,874.44
PYG118,648,505

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pay 7.9% less for housing

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY459.05
$16.94
PYG135,099
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY23,647.87
$425.89
PYG3,397,201
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,938.36
$339.02
PYG2,704,239

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY20,038.65
$179.26
PYG1,429,867
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY414,604.96
$3,864.81
PYG30,828,329

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY139.28
$1.33
PYG10,648
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY113.45
$2.00
PYG15,937
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY81.25
$1.27
PYG10,141

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,261.31
$50.60
PYG403,608
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,818.62
$31.53
PYG251,494
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,157.94
$70.98
PYG566,200

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