Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 11.2% cheaper than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.6% more in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 38.0% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 25.2% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 14.0% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.8% less in Asuncion
Expenses including groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA682
|
$4.13
PYG32,916
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,095
|
$4.58
PYG36,461
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA425
|
$0.88
PYG7,040
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA296
|
$0.51
PYG4,024
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA398
|
$0.67
PYG5,349
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,550
|
$3.12
PYG24,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,102
|
$3.15
PYG25,090
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,594
|
$1.75
PYG13,925
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA4,953
|
$1.46
PYG11,669
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA825
|
$0.91
PYG7,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA277
|
$0.32
PYG2,580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA230
|
$0.43
PYG3,396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA581
|
$0.73
PYG5,846
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA666
|
$0.49
PYG3,916
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA342
|
$0.59
PYG4,686
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,695
|
$3.51
PYG27,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
PYG202,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,874.44
PYG118,497,288
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.90
PYG70,896
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA24,977
|
$16.94
PYG134,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA227,480
|
$425.89
PYG3,392,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA159,236
|
$339.02
PYG2,700,793
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA49,635
|
$34.20
PYG272,457
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA68,244
|
$179.26
PYG1,428,044
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,382,799
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,789,039
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA637
|
$1.33
PYG10,634
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA910
|
$2.00
PYG15,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA910
|
$1.27
PYG10,128
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA31,847
|
$26.82
PYG213,700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,550
|
$5.09
PYG40,512
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.60
PYG403,093
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.53
PYG251,174
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.98
PYG565,479
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.85
PYG405,119
|
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