Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 76.5% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 99.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.8% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 70.8% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.1% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,975	$10.92 ALL945	+164.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,527	$8.73 ALL756	+90.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,053	$1.58 ALL137	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,031	$0.82 ALL71	+62.6%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,358	$1.00 ALL86	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,901	$6.31 ALL546	+102.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,136	$7.59 ALL657	+141.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,950	$3.59 ALL311	+105.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,690	$3.54 ALL306	+141.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,295	$0.74 ALL64	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,585	$1.15 ALL100	+256.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,402	$0.82 ALL71	+92.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,856	$0.87 ALL75	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,923	$0.50 ALL44	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,694	$0.60 ALL52	+2.2%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Asuncion	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,999	$7.84 ALL679	+123.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG202,925	$17.47 ALL1,511	-31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG118,711,286	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	+98.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,024	$29.47 ALL2,551	+231.2%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Asuncion	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,171	$18.21 ALL1,576	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,398,998	$594.90 ALL51,480	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,705,670	$412.58 ALL35,703	+21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG272,949	$78.02 ALL6,752	+128.1%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,430,623	$257.35 ALL22,270	+43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,844,642	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	+39.1%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,654	$2.73 ALL236	+104.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,946	$1.85 ALL160	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,146	$3.82 ALL331	+200.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG214,086	$46.89 ALL4,057	+74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,585	$8.73 ALL756	+71.7%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 70.8% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG403,821	$64.35 ALL5,568	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG251,627	$47.77 ALL4,134	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG566,500	$100.14 ALL8,666	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG405,851	$134.06 ALL11,601	+163.6%
Average			+70.8%

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