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
TRY307.06
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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