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
PYG32,209
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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