Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 50.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.5% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 40.3% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 38.9% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 66.4% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 71.8% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.6% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 31.2% less in Asuncion
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€11.66
|
$4.13
PYG32,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.23
|
$4.58
PYG36,507
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.88
PYG7,049
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.51
PYG4,029
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.26
|
$0.67
PYG5,356
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.76
|
$3.12
PYG24,887
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.30
|
$3.15
PYG25,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.54
|
$1.75
PYG13,942
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.82
|
$1.46
PYG11,684
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$0.91
PYG7,291
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$0.32
PYG2,584
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.43
PYG3,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.91
|
$0.73
PYG5,853
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.49
PYG3,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.80
|
$0.59
PYG4,692
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.15
|
$3.51
PYG27,984
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.58
|
$25.43
PYG202,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€27,432.85
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,648,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.41
|
$8.90
PYG70,986
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€34.04
|
$16.94
PYG135,099
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,291.92
|
$425.89
PYG3,397,201
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€913.45
|
$339.02
PYG2,704,239
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€90.59
|
$34.20
PYG272,804
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€491.79
|
$179.26
PYG1,429,867
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€13,012.80
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,828,329
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.74
|
$1.33
PYG10,648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.22
|
$2.00
PYG15,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.12
|
$1.27
PYG10,141
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€36.19
|
$26.82
PYG213,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.32
|
$5.09
PYG40,564
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€73.87
|
$50.60
PYG403,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€32.10
|
$31.53
PYG251,494
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€70.38
|
$70.98
PYG566,200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€92.50
|
$50.85
PYG405,636
|
|
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