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
TJS61.16
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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