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Asuncion vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 21.8% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 46.5% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 48.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Asuncion

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.520	$5.00 PYG32,255	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.920	$5.39 PYG34,796	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.89 PYG5,741	+58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.52 PYG3,353	+58.9%
Average			+4.4%

Kuwait City vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.13 PYG7,311	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.830	$3.98 PYG25,671	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$3.71 PYG23,922	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.81 PYG11,696	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.990	$1.67 PYG10,764	-48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.330	$1.03 PYG6,651	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.41 PYG2,659	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.45 PYG2,888	-41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.85 PYG5,509	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.54 PYG3,487	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.57 PYG3,680	-15.9%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$3.61 PYG23,280	+166.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.570	$28.58 PYG184K	-35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,535.070	$15,411.13 PYG99M	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.290	$7.41 PYG47,810	-68.7%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.940	$17.71 PYG114K	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD284.020	$437.82 PYG3M	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.550	$320.48 PYG2M	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.250	$31.70 PYG204K	-40.0%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 48.7% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.260	$163.92 PYG1M	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,287.990	$3,652.44 PYG24M	-50.9%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.010	$1.40 PYG9,038	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.19 PYG14,119	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$1.68 PYG10,845	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.260	$29.39 PYG190K	-72.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.520	$5.95 PYG38,411	-48.0%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.190	$55.16 PYG356K	+39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.900	$37.83 PYG244K	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.140	$78.06 PYG504K	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.340	$55.34 PYG357K	-23.9%
Average			+1.2%

Kuwait City vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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