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Asuncion vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 8.3% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Asuncion are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.00 PYG34,866	+67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$5.39 PYG37,613	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$0.89 PYG6,206	+54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.52 PYG3,624	+105.1%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$1.13 PYG7,902	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$3.98 PYG27,749	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$3.71 PYG25,858	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$1.81 PYG12,643	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$1.67 PYG11,635	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$1.03 PYG7,190	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.41 PYG2,874	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.45 PYG3,122	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.85 PYG5,955	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.54 PYG3,769	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.57 PYG3,978	-50.7%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$3.61 PYG25,165	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$28.58 PYG199,299	+133.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	-48.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$7.41 PYG51,681	+117.8%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$17.71 PYG123,487	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$437.82 PYG3,052,986	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$320.48 PYG2,234,786	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$31.70 PYG221,025	-56.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$163.92 PYG1,143,038	-8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$3,652.44 PYG25,469,232	-66.8%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$1.40 PYG9,770	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$2.19 PYG15,262	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$1.68 PYG11,723	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$29.39 PYG204,965	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$5.95 PYG41,521	+66.3%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$55.16 PYG384,676	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$37.83 PYG263,778	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$78.06 PYG544,304	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$55.34 PYG385,897	-36.4%
Average			-4.6%

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