Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 13.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
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Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.13
PYG32,247
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.58
PYG35,720
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.88
PYG6,897
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.51
PYG3,942
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.67
PYG5,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.12
PYG24,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.15
PYG24,580
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.75
PYG13,642
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.46
PYG11,432
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.91
PYG7,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PYG3,327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.73
PYG5,727
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
PYG3,837
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
PYG4,591
|
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pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.94
PYG132,186
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$425.89
PYG3,323,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$339.02
PYG2,645,928
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$34.20
PYG266,922
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$179.26
PYG1,399,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,163,580
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.33
PYG10,418
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.00
PYG15,594
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.27
PYG9,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.82
PYG209,359
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.09
PYG39,689
|
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pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
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