Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 40.6% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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