Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 51.6% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
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Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
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