Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 64.3% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 60.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 61.4% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$4.13 PYG32,975	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.31	$4.58 PYG36,527	-64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.60	$0.88 PYG7,053	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.60	$0.51 PYG4,031	-82.9%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

	Paris	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.76	$0.67 PYG5,358	-66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €9.88	$3.12 PYG24,901	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.75	$3.15 PYG25,136	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.26	$1.75 PYG13,950	-63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.56	$1.46 PYG11,690	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.39	$0.91 PYG7,295	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.32 PYG2,585	-69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.32	$0.43 PYG3,402	-71.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.56	$0.73 PYG5,856	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.97	$0.49 PYG3,923	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.06	$0.59 PYG4,694	-51.4%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 61.4% less for transportation

	Paris	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.73	$3.51 PYG27,999	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €81.44	$25.43 PYG202,925	-72.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €28,750.53	$14,874.44 PYG118,711,286	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €21.85	$8.90 PYG71,024	-64.2%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Paris	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €29.60	$16.94 PYG135,171	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,202.53	$425.89 PYG3,398,998	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €929.98	$339.02 PYG2,705,670	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €165.68	$34.20 PYG272,949	-81.8%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Paris	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €665.15	$179.26 PYG1,430,623	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,021.77	$3,864.81 PYG30,844,642	-75.8%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.60	$1.33 PYG10,654	-82.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.79	$2.00 PYG15,946	-53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.78	$1.27 PYG10,146	-90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €32.09	$26.82 PYG214,086	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.25	$5.09 PYG40,585	-63.5%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Paris	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €91.30	$50.60 PYG403,821	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €40.96	$31.53 PYG251,627	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €98.10	$70.98 PYG566,500	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €131.03	$50.85 PYG405,851	-65.9%
Average			-46.5%

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