Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 2.5 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 89.7% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.3% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 80.5% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,996	$6.00 ETB809.40	+45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,549	$6.24 ETB841.14	+36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,057	$0.78 ETB105.90	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,033	$0.50 ETB67.74	-0.6%
Average			+17.4%

Asuncion vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.7% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,362	$1.20 ETB162.09	+79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,916	$4.85 ETB654.73	+55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,151	$6.08 ETB820.01	+93.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,959	$2.65 ETB357.37	+51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,697	$5.65 ETB761.67	+285.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,299	$3.30 ETB445.35	+261.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,587	$0.51 ETB68.31	+56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,404	$1.08 ETB145.46	+153.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,860	$0.39 ETB52.14	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,926	$0.31 ETB41.99	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,697	$0.79 ETB107.13	+35.0%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,017	$4.88 ETB658.28	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,052	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG118,785,212	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	+68.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,068	$3.67 ETB494.41	-58.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,255	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+910.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,401,115	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,707,355	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	+24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG273,119	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	+265.0%
Average			+312.9%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,431,514	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,863,850	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+1036.3%
Average			+490.9%

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pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,660	$1.00 ETB134.90	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,956	$1.15 ETB155.10	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,153	$4.00 ETB539.60	+214.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG214,219	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+237.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,610	$6.70 ETB903.83	+31.8%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 80.5% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG404,073	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG251,784	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+138.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG566,853	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG406,103	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	+134.6%
Average			+80.5%

Asuncion vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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