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Asuncion vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 61.5% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 81.1% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 59.6% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 87.6% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Islamabad, you would:

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR791.63	$5.00 PYG33,532	+76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,385.35	$5.39 PYG36,174	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR107.67	$0.89 PYG5,969	+131.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.38	$0.52 PYG3,486	+115.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 81.1% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR187.15	$1.13 PYG7,600	+69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 PKR938.82	$3.98 PYG26,687	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PKR1,048.82	$3.71 PYG24,869	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR343.25	$1.81 PYG12,159	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR412.78	$1.67 PYG11,190	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR137.37	$1.03 PYG6,915	+110.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR103.62	$0.41 PYG2,764	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR112.43	$0.45 PYG3,002	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.69	$0.85 PYG5,727	+258.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.34	$0.54 PYG3,625	+212.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.43	$0.57 PYG3,826	+140.3%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR996.18	$3.61 PYG24,202	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.37 PKR2,622.26	$28.58 PYG191,674	+205.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,937,201.16	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,197.34	$7.41 PYG49,704	+73.2%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 59.6% more for housing

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,046.62	$17.71 PYG118,763	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.95 PKR57,345.82	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	+113.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.30 PKR31,142.82	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	+187.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR22,928.97	$31.70 PYG212,569	-61.3%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 87.6% more for childcare

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.67 PKR16,976.68	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	+170.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,476.38 PKR972,711.46	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	+5.1%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR841.10	$1.40 PYG9,396	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 PKR580.86	$2.19 PYG14,678	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR593.72	$1.68 PYG11,275	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.87 PKR6,119.48	$29.39 PYG197,124	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,187.44	$5.95 PYG39,932	+40.3%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.22 PKR5,937.20	$55.16 PYG369,960	+160.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 PKR7,828.96	$37.83 PYG253,687	+35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,666.03	$78.06 PYG523,480	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,217.14	$55.34 PYG371,134	+38.0%
Average			+54.6%

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