Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 35.1% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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