Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 19.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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