Cost of living comparison

 Tehran, Iran
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 51.4% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants
pay 9.0% more in Asuncion
Groceries
pay 50.4% more in Asuncion
Transportation
pay 76.2% more in Asuncion
Housing
pay 81.0% more in Asuncion
Childcare
pay 83.0% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.8% more in Asuncion
Clothing
pay 5.9% less in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Asuncion are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.0% more for restaurants

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.00
IRR168,400
$4.13
PYG32,756
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
IRR210,500
$4.58
PYG36,283
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IRR19,110
$0.88
PYG7,006

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
IRR22,521
$0.67
PYG5,323
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.83
IRR76,998
$3.12
PYG24,735
Milk (1 gallon) $2.32
IRR97,804
$3.15
PYG24,968

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pay 76.2% more for transportation

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76
IRR116,045
$3.51
PYG27,813
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
IRR421,000
$25.43
PYG201,574
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
$14,874.44
PYG117,920,596

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pay 81.0% more for housing

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.79
IRR285,943
$16.94
PYG134,270
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.72
IRR20,617,182
$425.89
PYG3,376,359
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $339.71
IRR14,301,654
$339.02
PYG2,687,649

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pay 83.0% more for childcare

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.20
IRR5,186,720
$179.26
PYG1,421,094
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
$3,864.81
PYG30,639,197

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,680
$1.33
PYG10,583
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.51
IRR63,412
$2.00
PYG15,839
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
IRR105,250
$1.27
PYG10,079

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

 
Tehran
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
$50.60
PYG401,132
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
$31.53
PYG249,951
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
$70.98
PYG562,726

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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