Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 70.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 74.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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