Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 57.0% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
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Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
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pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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