Cost of living comparison
Astana is 27.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Astana instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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