Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 49.9% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
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