Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.7 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Apia instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
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Asuncion
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
?? | |
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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