Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 42.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Doha, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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