Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 23.4% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Lima, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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