Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 15.4% cheaper than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.9% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 28.3% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 9.5% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 26.2% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 10.7% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.5% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 6.2% more in Asuncion
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD182.53
|
$4.13
PYG32,996
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD91.21
|
$4.58
PYG36,549
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.90
|
$0.88
PYG7,057
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.77
|
$0.51
PYG4,033
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.04
|
$0.67
PYG5,362
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.15
|
$3.12
PYG24,916
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD98.19
|
$3.15
PYG25,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.06
|
$1.75
PYG13,959
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.59
|
$1.46
PYG11,697
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.18
|
$0.91
PYG7,299
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.41
|
$0.32
PYG2,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.73
|
$0.43
PYG3,404
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.60
|
$0.73
PYG5,860
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.33
|
$0.49
PYG3,926
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.65
|
$0.59
PYG4,697
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD83.66
|
$3.51
PYG28,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD608.42
|
$25.43
PYG203,052
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD304,211.23
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,785,212
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD126.75
|
$8.90
PYG71,068
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,064.49
|
$16.94
PYG135,255
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,526.41
|
$425.89
PYG3,401,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,389.70
|
$339.02
PYG2,707,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,139.62
|
$34.20
PYG273,119
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,025.21
|
$179.26
PYG1,431,514
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD94,655.32
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,863,850
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.42
|
$1.33
PYG10,660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.03
|
$2.00
PYG15,956
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.19
|
$1.27
PYG10,153
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD631.07
|
$26.82
PYG214,219
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.38
|
$5.09
PYG40,610
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD669.26
|
$50.60
PYG404,073
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD481.41
|
$31.53
PYG251,784
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,250.65
|
$70.98
PYG566,853
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,267.55
|
$50.85
PYG406,103
|
|
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