Cost of living comparison

 Vientiane, Laos
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 10.6% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants
pay 62.2% more in Asuncion
Groceries
pay 24.6% less in Asuncion
Transportation
pay 36.5% less in Asuncion
Housing
pay 23.0% less in Asuncion
Childcare
pay 52.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.7% more in Asuncion
Clothing
pay 11.1% less in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Asuncion are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.2% more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
LAK42,814
$4.13
PYG33,028
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.97
LAK64,221
$4.58
PYG36,585
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
LAK11,418
$0.88
PYG7,064

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LAK19,694
$0.67
PYG5,367
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
LAK296,229
$3.12
PYG24,940
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LAK138,631
$3.15
PYG25,176

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
LAK108,058
$3.51
PYG28,044
Monthly public transit pass $49.23
LAK1,063,162
$25.43
PYG203,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,330.27
LAK611,770,395
$14,874.44
PYG118,900,719

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pay 23.0% less for housing

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.17
LAK241,267
$16.94
PYG135,386
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $859.15
LAK18,552,729
$425.89
PYG3,404,422
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $775.98
LAK16,756,633
$339.02
PYG2,709,988

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.66
LAK7,183,531
$179.26
PYG1,432,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,252.41
LAK199,798,618
$3,864.81
PYG30,893,862

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
LAK20,485
$1.33
PYG10,671
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
LAK32,296
$2.00
PYG15,971
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
LAK34,251
$1.27
PYG10,162

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

 
Vientiane
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.86
LAK1,854,016
$50.60
PYG404,466
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.88
LAK1,357,815
$31.53
PYG252,029
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.29
LAK1,237,081
$70.98
PYG567,404

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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