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Kingstown vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 2.2 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 72.8% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.1% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,586	$7.40 EC$20.00	+79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,095	$11.10 EC$30.00	+142.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG6,970	$1.85 EC$5.00	+109.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG3,983	$1.76 EC$4.75	+248.0%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,295	$1.85 EC$5.00	+175.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,607	$7.26 EC$19.61	+132.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,839	$12.14 EC$32.81	+285.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,785	$4.60 EC$12.44	+163.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,552	$1.98 EC$5.36	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,208	$3.76 EC$10.17	+311.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,554	$0.86 EC$2.33	+166.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,362	$4.18 EC$11.30	+881.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,787	$1.68 EC$4.54	+128.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,877	$1.60 EC$4.31	+224.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,639	$1.23 EC$3.33	+109.4%
Average			+237.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,669	$14.57 EC$39.38	+315.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG200,529	$59.20 EC$160.00	+132.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,309,618	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	+117.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,185	$24.98 EC$67.50	+180.7%
Average			+186.6%

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pay 72.8% more for housing

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG133,575	$55.50 EC$150.00	+227.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,358,865	$296.02 EC$800.00	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,673,723	$296.02 EC$800.00	-12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG269,726	$70.74 EC$191.18	+106.8%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,413,731	$185.01 EC$500.00	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,480,448	??
Average			+3.2%

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pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,528	$1.85 EC$5.00	+38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,757	$2.71 EC$7.33	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,026	$4.44 EC$12.00	+249.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG211,558	$37.00 EC$100.00	+37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,106	$5.55 EC$15.00	+9.1%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Asuncion	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG399,053	$101.76 EC$275.00	+101.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG248,656	$83.25 EC$225.00	+164.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG559,811	$111.01 EC$300.00	+56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG401,059	$101.76 EC$275.00	+100.1%
Average			+105.4%

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