Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 73.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 86.8% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 80.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 72.2% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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