Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 18.4% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Managua, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.88
|
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO257.15
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.99
|
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.65
|
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.29
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.49
|
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.21
|
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.22
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.26
|
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.76
|
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.37
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.87
|
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.59
|
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.63
|
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.18
|
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.18
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO808,184.65
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,620.10
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,783.71
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,612.37
|
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO176,331.20
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.96
|
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.34
|
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.69
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,369.13
|
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.07
|
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,752.56
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,081.69
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,018.97
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,510.35
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
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