Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 19.5% cheaper than Brasilia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.5% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 13.9% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 16.1% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 5.9% more in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 63.9% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.5% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% less in Asuncion
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$37.78
|
$4.13
PYG32,916
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$33.05
|
$4.58
PYG36,461
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.17
|
$0.88
PYG7,040
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.14
|
$0.51
PYG4,024
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$8.51
|
$0.67
PYG5,349
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$24.04
|
$3.12
PYG24,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$19.35
|
$3.15
PYG25,090
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$11.40
|
$1.75
PYG13,925
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$7.71
|
$1.46
PYG11,669
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$4.70
|
$0.91
PYG7,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.08
|
$0.32
PYG2,580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.70
|
$0.43
PYG3,396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.77
|
$0.73
PYG5,846
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.76
|
$0.49
PYG3,916
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$2.90
|
$0.59
PYG4,686
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$20.53
|
$3.51
PYG27,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$235.62
|
$25.43
PYG202,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$132,213.71
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,497,288
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$39.10
|
$8.90
PYG70,896
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$104.72
|
$16.94
PYG134,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$1,955.87
|
$425.89
PYG3,392,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,213.81
|
$339.02
PYG2,700,793
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$279.06
|
$34.20
PYG272,457
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,502.62
|
$179.26
PYG1,428,044
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$62,486.72
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,789,039
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$9.44
|
$1.33
PYG10,634
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$9.48
|
$2.00
PYG15,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$11.33
|
$1.27
PYG10,128
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$129.04
|
$26.82
PYG213,700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$37.78
|
$5.09
PYG40,512
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$275.93
|
$50.60
PYG403,093
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$223.32
|
$31.53
PYG251,174
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$349.30
|
$70.98
PYG565,479
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$302.03
|
$50.85
PYG405,119
|
|
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