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Asuncion vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 20.5% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 3.8% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Kampala	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,151	$5.00 PYG33,532	+74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,228	$5.39 PYG36,174	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,734	$0.89 PYG5,969	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,075	$0.52 PYG3,486	+71.6%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Kampala	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,135	$1.13 PYG7,600	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,749	$3.98 PYG26,687	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX9,940	$3.71 PYG24,869	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,464	$1.81 PYG12,159	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX7,936	$1.67 PYG11,190	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,595	$1.03 PYG6,915	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,302	$0.41 PYG2,764	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,732	$0.45 PYG3,002	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,585	$0.85 PYG5,727	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,578	$0.54 PYG3,625	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,763	$0.57 PYG3,826	-26.7%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Kampala	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,334	$3.61 PYG24,202	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX152,261	$28.58 PYG191,674	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX35,527,538	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	+53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,211	$7.41 PYG49,704	+85.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Kampala	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX163,539	$17.71 PYG118,763	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,460,438	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX731,698	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	+55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX124,197	$31.70 PYG212,569	-9.4%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

	Kampala	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX617,019	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,195,943	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-1.8%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,075	$1.40 PYG9,396	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,151	$2.19 PYG14,678	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX12,942	$1.68 PYG11,275	-53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX162,412	$29.39 PYG197,124	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX22,839	$5.95 PYG39,932	-7.5%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX59,636	$55.16 PYG369,960	+228.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX56,554	$37.83 PYG253,687	+137.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX153,530	$78.06 PYG523,480	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX180,175	$55.34 PYG371,134	+9.0%
Average			+113.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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