Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 15.7% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 44.0% more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in Bishkek

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Bishkek are more expensive than in Asuncion.

Bishkek vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,988	$5.80 KGS507.25	+40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,540	$5.68 KGS497.11	+24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,056	$0.68 KGS59.14	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,032	$0.33 KGS28.98	-34.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,361	$0.48 KGS41.78	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,910	$5.14 KGS449.42	+64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,145	$3.25 KGS283.83	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,955	$1.76 KGS153.67	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,694	$2.41 KGS211.16	+64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,297	$0.47 KGS41.22	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,586	$0.85 KGS74.39	+162.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,403	$0.94 KGS82.52	+121.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,859	$0.90 KGS78.92	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,925	$0.23 KGS19.88	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,696	$0.24 KGS21.00	-59.2%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,010	$2.90 KGS254.01	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,003	$7.54 KGS659.43	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG118,756,641	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+165.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,051	$4.18 KGS365.22	-53.1%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,222	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,400,297	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,706,704	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG273,053	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-32.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 44.0% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,431,170	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	+28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,856,426	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	+59.6%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,658	$1.16 KGS101.45	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,952	$2.06 KGS179.79	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,150	$1.56 KGS136.45	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG214,168	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	+60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,601	$4.35 KGS380.44	-14.5%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG403,976	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG251,723	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG566,716	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	+46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG406,006	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	+90.1%
Average			+35.0%

Asuncion vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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