Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 10.7% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 16.3% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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