Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 38.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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