Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 55.0% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
|
pay 62.4% more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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