Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary
Asuncion vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.9% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$25.00
$4.13
PYG32,997
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.00
$4.58
PYG36,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.31
$0.88
PYG7,058

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pay 56.4% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.29
$0.67
PYG5,362
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.95
$3.12
PYG24,917
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.69
$3.15
PYG25,152

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pay 58.3% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.75
$3.51
PYG28,018
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$213.59
$25.43
PYG203,058
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$57,496.60
$14,874.44
PYG118,789,013

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pay 72.3% less for housing

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$90.86
$16.94
PYG135,259
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,490.32
$425.89
PYG3,401,224
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,235.53
$339.02
PYG2,707,442

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,459.08
$179.26
PYG1,431,560
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$21,180.00
$3,864.81
PYG30,864,838

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.00
$1.33
PYG10,661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.72
$2.00
PYG15,956
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$40.95
$1.27
PYG10,153

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$126.88
$50.60
PYG404,086
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$92.24
$31.53
PYG251,792
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$199.99
$70.98
PYG566,871

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