Cost of living comparison

compared to

Asuncion is 60.4% cheaper than Australia.

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

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pay 67.6% less for restaurants

 
Australia
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
A$26.37
$4.13
PYG32,288
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.73
A$15.32
$4.58
PYG35,765
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
A$4.04
$0.88
PYG6,906

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

 
Australia
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$2.37
A$3.73
$0.67
PYG5,247
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
A$6.87
$3.12
PYG24,381
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
A$9.13
$3.15
PYG24,611

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pay 48.0% less for transportation

 
Australia
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
A$7.32
$3.51
PYG27,415
Monthly public transit pass $83.03
A$130.70
$25.43
PYG198,693
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,742.09
A$43,667.72
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442

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pay 68.3% less for housing

 
Australia
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.59
A$87.51
$16.94
PYG132,352
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,182.30
A$1,861.02
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $957.92
A$1,507.83
$339.02
PYG2,649,241

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

 
Australia
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,485.91
A$2,338.92
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,667.78
A$23,087.97
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346

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pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.64
A$10.46
$1.33
PYG10,431
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
A$5.58
$2.00
PYG15,613
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.07
A$44.19
$1.27
PYG9,935

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

 
Australia
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.78
A$112.98
$50.60
PYG395,399
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.24
A$79.08
$31.53
PYG246,379
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.30
A$157.87
$70.98
PYG554,685

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