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Asuncion vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 30.4% cheaper than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Asuncion

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% less for restaurants

	Kingston	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 JMD1,177.02	$5.00 PYG32,255	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 JMD1,275.10	$5.39 PYG34,796	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 JMD201.52	$0.89 PYG5,741	-30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD117.32	$0.52 PYG3,353	-30.5%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Kingston	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$3.66 JMD574.21	$1.13 PYG7,311	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 JMD888.35	$3.98 PYG25,671	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.29 JMD2,399.22	$3.71 PYG23,922	-75.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD551.24	$1.81 PYG11,696	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 JMD444.91	$1.67 PYG10,764	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72 JMD427.16	$1.03 PYG6,651	-62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD217.86	$0.41 PYG2,659	-70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD299.51	$0.45 PYG2,888	-76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 JMD214.69	$0.85 PYG5,509	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD146.45	$0.54 PYG3,487	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD139.97	$0.57 PYG3,680	-36.1%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Kingston	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 JMD749.33	$3.61 PYG23,280	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,676.21	$28.58 PYG184K	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,823.81 JMD7M	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.10 JMD4,095.04	$7.41 PYG47,810	-71.6%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Kingston	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.15 JMD8,025.77	$17.71 PYG114K	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$919.69 JMD144K	$437.82 PYG3M	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$457.93 JMD71,847.19	$320.48 PYG2M	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.70 JMD19,564.09	$31.70 PYG204K	-74.6%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Kingston	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.23 JMD35,964.46	$163.92 PYG1M	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,094.57 JMD486K	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+18.0%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 JMD392.34	$1.40 PYG9,038	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 JMD714.62	$2.19 PYG14,119	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75 JMD1,373.19	$1.68 PYG10,845	-80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.77 JMD10,789.34	$29.39 PYG190K	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.13 JMD2,059.78	$5.95 PYG38,411	-54.6%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Kingston	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 JMD3,678.18	$55.16 PYG356K	+135.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.53 JMD4,005.13	$37.83 PYG244K	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.85 JMD11,116.29	$78.06 PYG504K	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.06 JMD11,933.66	$55.34 PYG357K	-27.2%
Average			+41.6%

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