Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 19.5% cheaper than Brasilia.
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$42.10
|
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$36.84
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.88
|
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.61
|
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.48
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.79
|
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.57
|
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.71
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.59
|
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.23
|
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.43
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.01
|
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.20
|
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.07
|
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.23
|
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$22.87
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$262.59
|
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$147,347.40
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.57
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$116.71
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,179.74
|
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,352.75
|
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$311.01
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,789.08
|
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$69,639.19
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.52
|
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.57
|
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.63
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$143.81
|
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.10
|
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$307.52
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$248.88
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$389.29
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$336.60
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
|
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