Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 38.0% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Castries, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
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pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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