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Asuncion vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 22.8% cheaper than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 8.9% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR275.41	$4.13 PYG32,586	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR250.37	$4.58 PYG36,095	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR43.95	$0.88 PYG6,970	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.66	$0.51 PYG3,983	-7.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR39.70	$0.67 PYG5,295	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR270.40	$3.12 PYG24,607	-46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR270.25	$3.15 PYG24,839	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR92.97	$1.75 PYG13,785	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR137.80	$1.46 PYG11,552	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR46.00	$0.91 PYG7,208	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR39.52	$0.32 PYG2,554	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR38.61	$0.43 PYG3,362	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR64.17	$0.73 PYG5,787	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR25.36	$0.49 PYG3,877	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR24.42	$0.59 PYG4,639	+12.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR274.90	$3.51 PYG27,669	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR1,013.51	$25.43 PYG200,529	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,602,395.11	$14,874.44 PYG117,309,618	-56.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR951.42	$8.90 PYG70,185	-56.2%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,548.28	$16.94 PYG133,575	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,535.18	$425.89 PYG3,358,865	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,527.69	$339.02 PYG2,673,723	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,640.20	$34.20 PYG269,726	-2.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,248.65	$179.26 PYG1,413,731	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR180,269.45	$3,864.81 PYG30,480,448	+0.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR105.16	$1.33 PYG10,528	-40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR104.04	$2.00 PYG15,757	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR305.46	$1.27 PYG10,026	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,301.95	$26.82 PYG211,558	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR250.37	$5.09 PYG40,106	-4.9%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,704.04	$50.60 PYG399,053	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,056.41	$31.53 PYG248,656	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,239.67	$70.98 PYG559,811	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,505.24	$50.85 PYG401,059	-32.1%
Average			-23.6%

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