Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 21.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴316.92
|
$4.18
₲30,549
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.19
|
$1.01
₲7,351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.19
|
$0.60
₲4,356
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴155.52
|
$3.22
₲23,484
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴151.56
|
$3.11
₲22,691
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴68.46
|
$1.69
₲12,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.63
|
$0.83
₲6,081
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.02
|
$0.44
₲3,220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.40
|
$0.60
₲4,368
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴39.15
|
$0.71
₲5,219
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.45
|
$0.42
₲3,048
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.13
|
$0.33
₲2,436
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴213.75
|
$4.39
₲32,083
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴369.74
|
$23.43
₲171,073
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴147.89
|
$12.04
₲87,878
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.26
|
$1.39
₲10,183
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴52.42
|
$2.32
₲16,963
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
$27.36
₲199,791
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴158.46
|
$6.97
₲50,914
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
$74.96
₲547,331
|
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