Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 97.5% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 93.4% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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