Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 34.3% cheaper than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.4% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 59.0% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.5% less in Asuncion
Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
$4.13
PYG32,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$4.58
PYG36,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$0.88
PYG7,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$0.51
PYG4,032
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$0.67
PYG5,361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.12
PYG24,910
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$3.15
PYG25,145
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$1.75
PYG13,955
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$1.46
PYG11,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
PYG7,297
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$0.32
PYG2,586
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.43
PYG3,403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.73
PYG5,859
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
PYG3,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.59
PYG4,696
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$3.51
PYG28,010
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG203,003
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,874.44
PYG118,756,641
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG71,051
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$16.94
PYG135,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$425.89
PYG3,400,297
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$339.02
PYG2,706,704
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$34.20
PYG273,053
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$179.26
PYG1,431,170
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,856,426
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$1.33
PYG10,658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$2.00
PYG15,952
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$1.27
PYG10,150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$26.82
PYG214,168
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$5.09
PYG40,601
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.60
PYG403,976
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.53
PYG251,723
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.98
PYG566,716
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.85
PYG406,006
|
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