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Asuncion vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 63.7% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 61.3% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 67.9% more in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR260.20	$5.00 PYG32,255	+183.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR936.73	$5.39 PYG34,796	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR80.06	$0.89 PYG5,741	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR25.14	$0.52 PYG3,353	+205.3%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR81.00	$1.13 PYG7,311	+106.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR663.79	$3.98 PYG25,671	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR466.12	$3.71 PYG23,922	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR261.05	$1.81 PYG11,696	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR207.09	$1.67 PYG10,764	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR143.78	$1.03 PYG6,651	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR66.92	$0.41 PYG2,659	-9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR80.17	$0.45 PYG2,888	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR44.40	$0.85 PYG5,509	+184.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR32.29	$0.54 PYG3,487	+147.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR43.06	$0.57 PYG3,680	+95.7%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR674.87	$3.61 PYG23,280	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,561.22	$28.58 PYG184K	+170.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR5M	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR1,977.54	$7.41 PYG47,810	-44.7%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,218.22	$17.71 PYG114K	+114.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR26,579.79	$437.82 PYG3M	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR13,869.93	$320.48 PYG2M	+241.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,531.87	$31.70 PYG204K	+32.5%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 61.3% more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR11,856.19	$163.92 PYG1M	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR456K	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+18.4%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR385.10	$1.40 PYG9,038	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR263.48	$2.19 PYG14,119	+22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR416.32	$1.68 PYG10,845	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,222.51	$29.39 PYG190K	+34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR468.36	$5.95 PYG38,411	+87.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 67.9% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,382.63	$55.16 PYG356K	+140.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR3,931.95	$37.83 PYG244K	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,400.83	$78.06 PYG504K	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,399.20	$55.34 PYG357K	+51.4%
Average			+67.9%

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