Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 53.8% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 43.7% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 46.9% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 65.0% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 65.0% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.5% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 36.2% less in Asuncion
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.11
|
$4.13
PYG33,048
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
$4.58
PYG36,607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$0.88
PYG7,068
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.51
PYG4,040
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.31
|
$0.67
PYG5,370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.08
|
$3.12
PYG24,956
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.87
|
$3.15
PYG25,191
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$1.75
PYG13,981
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.32
|
$1.46
PYG11,716
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.91
PYG7,311
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.32
PYG2,591
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.43
PYG3,409
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.73
PYG5,869
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.49
PYG3,932
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.59
PYG4,705
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.96
|
$3.51
PYG28,061
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.63
|
$25.43
PYG203,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,386.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,973,698
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.08
|
$8.90
PYG71,181
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.95
|
$16.94
PYG135,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,289.25
|
$425.89
PYG3,406,512
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€943.27
|
$339.02
PYG2,711,651
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.13
|
$34.20
PYG273,552
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€498.15
|
$179.26
PYG1,433,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,837.97
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,912,824
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.29
|
$1.33
PYG10,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$2.00
PYG15,981
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.64
|
$1.27
PYG10,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.84
|
$26.82
PYG214,559
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.41
|
$5.09
PYG40,675
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.43
|
$50.60
PYG404,714
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.66
|
$31.53
PYG252,184
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€85.91
|
$70.98
PYG567,752
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.55
|
$50.85
PYG406,748
|
|
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