Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 13.3% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.4% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 37.7% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 6.9% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 71.5% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.0% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Asuncion
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Asuncion. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.13
PYG32,586
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.58
PYG36,095
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.88
PYG6,970
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.51
PYG3,983
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.67
PYG5,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.12
PYG24,607
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.15
PYG24,839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.75
PYG13,785
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.46
PYG11,552
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.91
PYG7,208
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.32
PYG2,554
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PYG3,362
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.73
PYG5,787
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
PYG3,877
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
PYG4,639
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.51
PYG27,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG200,529
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,874.44
PYG117,309,618
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.90
PYG70,185
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.94
PYG133,575
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$425.89
PYG3,358,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$339.02
PYG2,673,723
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$34.20
PYG269,726
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$179.26
PYG1,413,731
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,864.81
PYG30,480,448
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.33
PYG10,528
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.00
PYG15,757
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.27
PYG10,026
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.82
PYG211,558
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.09
PYG40,106
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.60
PYG399,053
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.53
PYG248,656
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.98
PYG559,811
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.85
PYG401,059
|
|
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