Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 36.2% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 81.7% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
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