Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 77.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 75.2% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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