Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 4.2% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 88.9% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Tehran

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Asuncion. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 18.0% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,729	$4.00 IRR169,000	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,254	$5.00 IRR211,250	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,000	$0.45 IRR19,178	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,001	$1.08 IRR45,839	+114.8%
Average			+18.0%

Asuncion vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,318	$0.53 IRR22,602	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,715	$1.83 IRR77,272	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,948	$2.32 IRR98,152	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,846	$1.26 IRR53,272	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,602	$1.84 IRR77,906	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,240	$0.46 IRR19,293	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,566	$0.70 IRR29,604	+116.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,376	$0.42 IRR17,831	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,813	$0.32 IRR13,390	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,894	$0.24 IRR10,238	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,659	$0.26 IRR11,130	-55.2%
Average			-17.0%

Asuncion vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,790	$2.76 IRR116,458	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG201,410	$10.00 IRR422,500	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,824,855	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+505.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,494	$2.90 IRR122,525	-67.4%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Asuncion	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG134,161	$6.79 IRR286,962	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,373,618	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,685,467	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG270,911	$11.89 IRR502,342	-65.2%
Average			-27.5%

Asuncion vs. Tehran - Cost of housing

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,419,941	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,614,321	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-54.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,574	$0.80 IRR33,800	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,827	$1.51 IRR63,638	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,070	$2.50 IRR105,625	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG212,488	$19.23 IRR812,478	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,282	$1.50 IRR63,375	-70.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG400,806	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG249,748	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG562,270	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+94.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG402,820	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	+37.8%
Average			+23.1%

Asuncion vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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