Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.9% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
₲29,972
|
$6.77
₴199.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
₲34,967
|
$4.40
₴129.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
₲6,197
|
$0.69
₴20.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₲3,309
|
$0.52
₴15.22
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
₲5,369
|
$0.80
₴23.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
₲18,982
|
$4.26
₴125.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₲19,687
|
$4.34
₴128.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₲10,067
|
$1.33
₴39.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₲9,905
|
$1.93
₴56.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
₲5,179
|
$0.31
₴9.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₲2,630
|
$0.67
₴19.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₲3,275
|
$0.63
₴18.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
₲4,636
|
$0.97
₴28.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₲3,145
|
$0.21
₴6.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₲2,351
|
$0.26
₴7.65
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₲30,289
|
$5.72
₴169.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.48
₲167,842
|
$11.84
₴349.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,301.71
₲118,638,522
|
$28,344.94
₴837,304.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.38
₲84,920
|
$3.59
₴105.93
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.99
₲157,644
|
$6.12
₴180.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.25
₲2,360,509
|
$648.78
₴19,164.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.22
₲1,791,174
|
$395.04
₴11,669.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.91
₲253,071
|
$83.64
₴2,470.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.15
₲981,578
|
$361.81
₴10,687.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,402.06
₲23,328,080
|
$6,721.42
₴198,549.54
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
₲9,991
|
$1.22
₴35.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₲12,988
|
$1.52
₴45.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.62
₲11,107
|
$2.27
₴66.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
₲193,344
|
$28.59
₴844.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
₲49,953
|
$4.06
₴119.92
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.17
₲337,183
|
$66.45
₴1,962.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
₲262,254
|
$40.51
₴1,196.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.70
₲519,094
|
$89.87
₴2,654.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.18
₲460,678
|
$93.14
₴2,751.21
|
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