Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 35.0% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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