Cost of living comparison

Oslo, Norway

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 60.5% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 60.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 59.8% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 72.3% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 41.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 45.9% less in Asuncion

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Oslo, you would:

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pay 75.4% less for restaurants

	Oslo	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 NOK234.69	$4.13 PYG33,148	-81.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.31 NOK132.50	$4.58 PYG36,718	-62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 NOK39.08	$0.88 PYG7,090	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 NOK30.29	$0.51 PYG4,052	-82.0%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

	Oslo	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 NOK35.02	$0.67 PYG5,387	-79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 NOK68.87	$3.12 PYG25,031	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 NOK84.69	$3.15 PYG25,267	-60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 NOK48.41	$1.75 PYG14,023	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.79 NOK73.12	$1.46 PYG11,751	-78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 NOK15.55	$0.91 PYG7,333	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.15	$0.32 PYG2,598	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 NOK15.39	$0.43 PYG3,420	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 NOK23.58	$0.73 PYG5,887	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NOK11.63	$0.49 PYG3,944	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.19	$0.59 PYG4,719	-43.4%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 59.8% less for transportation

	Oslo	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 NOK83.38	$3.51 PYG28,146	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.47 NOK877.14	$25.43 PYG203,987	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,328.41 NOK391,144.40	$14,874.44 PYG119,332,142	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.53 NOK221.00	$8.90 PYG71,395	-56.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 72.3% less for housing

	Oslo	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.77 NOK568.22	$16.94 PYG135,878	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,432.43 NOK15,422.82	$425.89 PYG3,416,775	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,135.26 NOK12,223.26	$339.02 PYG2,719,821	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.32 NOK1,930.73	$34.20 PYG274,376	-80.9%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 41.2% less for childcare

	Oslo	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.78 NOK2,775.50	$179.26 PYG1,438,105	-30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,036.90 NOK86,532.55	$3,864.81 PYG31,005,958	-51.9%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.99 NOK107.56	$1.33 PYG10,709	-86.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 NOK46.83	$2.00 PYG16,029	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.53 NOK156.46	$1.27 PYG10,199	-91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.05 NOK495.80	$26.82 PYG215,206	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.21 NOK163.79	$5.09 PYG40,797	-66.6%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 45.9% less for clothing

	Oslo	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.96 NOK1,054.77	$50.60 PYG405,933	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.61 NOK534.19	$31.53 PYG252,943	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.16 NOK1,207.58	$70.98 PYG569,462	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.33 NOK1,435.50	$50.85 PYG407,973	-61.9%
Average			-45.9%

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