Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 31.3% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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