Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 67.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.9% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 79.2% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 39.5% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 78.4% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.8% less in Asuncion
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.13
PYG32,956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.58
PYG36,505
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.88
PYG7,049
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.51
PYG4,029
|
|
pay 79.2% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.67
PYG5,355
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.12
PYG24,886
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.15
PYG25,121
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.75
PYG13,942
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
PYG11,683
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
PYG7,290
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
PYG2,583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PYG3,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
PYG5,853
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
PYG3,921
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
PYG4,692
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.51
PYG27,983
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG202,806
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,874.44
PYG118,641,294
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG70,982
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$16.94
PYG135,091
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$425.89
PYG3,396,994
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$339.02
PYG2,704,075
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$34.20
PYG272,788
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$179.26
PYG1,429,780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,826,456
|
pay 73.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.33
PYG10,647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.00
PYG15,936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.27
PYG10,140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.82
PYG213,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.09
PYG40,561
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.60
PYG403,583
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.53
PYG251,479
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.98
PYG566,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.85
PYG405,611
|
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