Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 43.9% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% less in Asuncion
Groceries
pay 29.2% more in Asuncion
Transportation
pay 16.8% less in Asuncion
Housing
pay 18.2% more in Asuncion
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.4% more in Asuncion
Clothing
pay 51.0% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Damascus, you would:

pay 12.2% less for restaurants

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$4.13
PYG32,996
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$4.58
PYG36,549
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$0.88
PYG7,057

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$0.67
PYG5,362
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$3.12
PYG24,916
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$3.15
PYG25,151

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$3.51
PYG28,017
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$25.43
PYG203,052
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$14,874.44
PYG118,785,212

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pay 18.2% more for housing

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$16.94
PYG135,255
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$425.89
PYG3,401,115
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$339.02
PYG2,707,355

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$179.26
PYG1,431,514
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$3,864.81
PYG30,863,850

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$1.33
PYG10,660
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$2.00
PYG15,956
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$1.27
PYG10,153

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

 
Damascus
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$50.60
PYG404,073
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$31.53
PYG251,784
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$70.98
PYG566,853

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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