Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 13.2% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG37,333
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG37,333
|
$5.38
KES696.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,652
|
$0.59
KES75.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,385
|
$0.49
KES63.33
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,661
|
$0.56
KES72.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,940
|
$5.70
KES736.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG26,143
|
$3.37
KES436.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,526
|
$1.69
KES218.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,401
|
$2.67
KES344.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,447
|
$1.12
KES144.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,846
|
$0.42
KES53.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,095
|
$0.78
KES100.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,387
|
$0.41
KES52.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,583
|
$0.42
KES54.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,709
|
$0.48
KES61.41
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,728
|
$6.09
KES787.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG179,197
|
$34.46
KES4,454.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG117,331,316
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,523.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG93,865
|
$12.62
KES1,630.79
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG150,397
|
$40.57
KES5,244.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,519,939
|
$418.88
KES54,148.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,746,619
|
$196.01
KES25,337.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG343,165
|
$22.29
KES2,881.77
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,599,972
|
$146.63
KES18,955.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG27,199,532
|
$7,624.54
KES985,624.39
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,666
|
$2.31
KES298.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,547
|
$2.24
KES289.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,933
|
$2.69
KES348.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG243,653
|
$45.86
KES5,928.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,999
|
$6.15
KES795.51
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG458,659
|
$18.56
KES2,399.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG223,996
|
$24.95
KES3,224.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG550,025
|
$57.17
KES7,390.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG551,102
|
$52.46
KES6,781.66
|
|
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