Cost of living comparison

 Hanoi, Vietnam
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 15.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 75.3% more in Asuncion
Groceries
pay 14.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation
pay 56.4% more in Asuncion
Housing
pay 28.6% more in Asuncion
Childcare
pay 47.5% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.0% more in Asuncion
Clothing
pay 1.9% less in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Asuncion are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Asuncion. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 75.3% more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫51,528
$4.13
PYG32,986
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫123,668
$4.58
PYG36,538
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,542
$0.88
PYG7,055

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,788
$0.67
PYG5,360
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫130,327
$3.12
PYG24,909
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫138,072
$3.15
PYG25,144

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫90,347
$3.51
PYG28,008
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫206,113
$25.43
PYG202,991
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636
$14,874.44
PYG118,749,551

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pay 28.6% more for housing

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫234,589
$16.94
PYG135,214
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,823,507
$425.89
PYG3,400,094
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,234,916
$339.02
PYG2,706,542

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,355,149
$179.26
PYG1,431,084
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫319,440,685
$3,864.81
PYG30,854,584

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,764
$1.33
PYG10,657
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫47,763
$2.00
PYG15,951
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫36,070
$1.27
PYG10,150

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

 
Hanoi
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫956,736
$50.60
PYG403,951
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫687,043
$31.53
PYG251,708
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,421,218
$70.98
PYG566,682

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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