Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 13.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
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