Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 15.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$1.08
PYG8,096
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.55
PYG4,103
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$3.27
PYG24,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$1.82
PYG13,592
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$1.67
PYG12,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$1.06
PYG7,903
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.36
PYG2,663
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$0.51
PYG3,831
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$0.80
PYG5,976
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.45
PYG3,353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.46
PYG3,470
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$18.79
PYG140,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$439.81
PYG3,293,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$343.19
PYG2,569,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$42.88
PYG321,095
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,450,245
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$1.33
PYG9,980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$2.19
PYG16,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$1.87
PYG13,973
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$30.44
PYG227,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$6.00
PYG44,912
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$68.72
PYG514,651
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
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