Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 51.4% more expensive than Tehran.
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
IRR169,000
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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