Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 3.0% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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