Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 35.1% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Asuncion

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL907	$4.13 PYG32,916	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL726	$4.58 PYG36,461	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL131	$0.88 PYG7,040	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.51 PYG4,024	-38.5%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Tirana	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL83	$0.67 PYG5,349	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL525	$3.12 PYG24,856	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL631	$3.15 PYG25,090	-58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL298	$1.75 PYG13,925	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL294	$1.46 PYG11,669	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.91 PYG7,281	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL96	$0.32 PYG2,580	-71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.43 PYG3,396	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL72	$0.73 PYG5,846	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$0.49 PYG3,916	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.59 PYG4,686	-2.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Tirana	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL652	$3.51 PYG27,949	-55.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,452	$25.43 PYG202,559	+45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,449,654	$14,874.44 PYG118,497,288	-49.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,450	$8.90 PYG70,896	-69.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Tirana	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,513	$16.94 PYG134,927	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL49,443	$425.89 PYG3,392,871	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL34,290	$339.02 PYG2,700,793	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,485	$34.20 PYG272,457	-56.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Tirana	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL21,388	$179.26 PYG1,428,044	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL446,798	$3,864.81 PYG30,789,039	-28.1%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL227	$1.33 PYG10,634	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL154	$2.00 PYG15,917	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL318	$1.27 PYG10,128	-66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL3,897	$26.82 PYG213,700	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL726	$5.09 PYG40,512	-41.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Tirana	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,348	$50.60 PYG403,093	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL3,971	$31.53 PYG251,174	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,323	$70.98 PYG565,479	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,142	$50.85 PYG405,119	-62.1%
Average			-36.6%

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