Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 33.1% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
$4.88
PYG36,552
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
$0.60
PYG4,467
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
$3.11
PYG23,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
$1.88
PYG14,112
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
$0.60
PYG4,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
$0.71
PYG5,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
$0.42
PYG3,126
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
$4.39
PYG32,904
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
$24.25
PYG181,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
$399.23
PYG2,989,637
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
$298.29
PYG2,233,738
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
$43.99
PYG329,429
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
$1.39
PYG10,443
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
$2.32
PYG17,397
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
$27.36
PYG204,903
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
$6.97
PYG52,217
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
|
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