Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 25.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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