- Air quality: In some places, the level of air cleanliness is assessed as poor or mediocre.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Asuncion is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Asuncion.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.
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Walkability: Asuncion has many beautiful parks, squares and walkways for walking with children. There are wide sidewalks along the roads, and there are paths for cyclists.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic is extremely difficult.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Asuncion that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
- Safety: The crime rate in Asuncion is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1400.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Asuncion has very low salaries as low as $340 a month.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Asuncion can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
