Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 17.2% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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