Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
$0.51
PYG4,004
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
$1.75
PYG13,857
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
$1.46
PYG11,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
$0.91
PYG7,246
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
$0.32
PYG2,568
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
$0.43
PYG3,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
$0.73
PYG5,817
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
$0.49
PYG3,897
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
$0.59
PYG4,663
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
$8.90
PYG70,551
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
$34.20
PYG271,131
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
$26.82
PYG212,660
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
$5.09
PYG40,315
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
$50.85
PYG403,147
|
|
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