Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 2.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 75.9% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 9.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.9% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,988	$7.52 JMD1,189.33	+82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,540	$8.62 JMD1,362.78	+88.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,056	$1.41 JMD223.38	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,032	$0.88 JMD138.76	+73.7%
Average			+75.9%

Asuncion vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,361	$3.54 JMD560.21	+427.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,910	$6.58 JMD1,040.04	+110.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,145	$15.26 JMD2,413.28	+384.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,955	$4.27 JMD675.61	+144.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,694	$2.97 JMD469.49	+102.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,297	$2.70 JMD427.34	+195.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,586	$1.39 JMD219.21	+327.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,403	$1.82 JMD288.39	+327.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,859	$1.59 JMD251.99	+117.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,925	$1.04 JMD164.84	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,696	$0.95 JMD150.03	+61.2%
Average			+210.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Asuncion	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,010	$4.83 JMD764.61	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,003	$37.59 JMD5,946.67	+47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG118,756,641	$42,920.30 JMD6,789,117.82	+188.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,051	$26.32 JMD4,162.67	+195.7%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,222	$52.89 JMD8,365.79	+212.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,400,297	$874.50 JMD138,328.25	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,706,704	$425.21 JMD67,258.95	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG273,053	$118.83 JMD18,796.15	+247.4%
Average			+147.6%

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pay 9.2% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,431,170	$227.66 JMD36,010.41	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,856,426	$2,105.29 JMD333,013.66	-45.5%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,658	$3.13 JMD495.56	+134.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,952	$4.28 JMD677.47	+114.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,150	$8.77 JMD1,387.56	+590.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG214,168	$69.97 JMD11,067.42	+160.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,601	$13.16 JMD2,081.34	+158.7%
Average			+231.7%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG403,976	$26.32 JMD4,162.67	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG251,723	$25.59 JMD4,047.04	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG566,716	$71.01 JMD11,232.60
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG406,006	$68.92 JMD10,902.23	+35.5%
Average			-10.5%

Asuncion vs. Kingston - 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: April 2025

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