Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 78.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 91.9% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 87.1% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
|
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