Cost of living comparison

 Roseau, Dominica
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary
Asuncion vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.5% less for restaurants

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$4.13
PYG32,756
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.66
EC$18.00
$4.58
PYG36,283
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
EC$4.62
$0.88
PYG7,006

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
EC$6.67
$0.67
PYG5,323
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.11
EC$3.00
$3.12
PYG24,735
Milk (1 gallon) $14.24
EC$38.49
$3.15
PYG24,968

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.49
EC$12.13
$3.51
PYG27,813
Monthly public transit pass $32.25
EC$87.16
$25.43
PYG201,574
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
$14,874.44
PYG117,920,596

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pay 5.3% less for housing

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.74
EC$153.33
$16.94
PYG134,270
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.68
EC$766.67
$425.89
PYG3,376,359
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $203.51
EC$550.00
$339.02
PYG2,687,649

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.01
EC$300.00
$179.26
PYG1,421,094
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$3,864.81
PYG30,639,197

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.33
PYG10,583
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
EC$8.38
$2.00
PYG15,839
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$1.27
PYG10,079

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

 
Roseau
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.92
EC$191.67
$50.60
PYG401,132
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.24
EC$103.33
$31.53
PYG249,951
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.01
EC$400.00
$70.98
PYG562,726

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