Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 63.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
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Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
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pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
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pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
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pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
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