Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

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Kuwait City vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 79.4% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,988	$9.75 KWD2.990	+136.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,540	$8.13 KWD2.490	+77.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,056	$0.67 KWD0.200	-24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,032	$0.42 KWD0.130	-17.5%
Average			+42.9%

Asuncion vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,361	$1.00 KWD0.310	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,910	$2.63 KWD0.800	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,145	$5.77 KWD1.770	+83.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,955	$2.35 KWD0.720	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,694	$2.92 KWD0.890	+99.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,297	$1.05 KWD0.320	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,586	$0.84 KWD0.260	+159.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,403	$0.77 KWD0.230	+80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,859	$0.71 KWD0.220	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,925	$0.49 KWD0.150	+0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,696	$0.38 KWD0.120	-35.2%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,010	$1.28 KWD0.390	-63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,003	$48.77 KWD14.930	+91.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG118,756,641	$22,111.30 KWD6,770.130	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,051	$29.26 KWD8.960	+228.8%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,222	$26.66 KWD8.160	+57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,400,297	$879.86 KWD269.400	+106.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,706,704	$681.04 KWD208.520	+100.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG273,053	$41.34 KWD12.660	+20.9%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,431,170	$464.57 KWD142.240	+159.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,856,426	$6,942.30 KWD2,125.620	+79.6%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,658	$1.63 KWD0.500	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,952	$5.99 KWD1.830	+199.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,150	$3.09 KWD0.950	+143.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG214,168	$113.29 KWD34.690	+322.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,601	$11.38 KWD3.480	+123.8%
Average			+162.1%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG403,976	$42.27 KWD12.940	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG251,723	$51.44 KWD15.750	+63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG566,716	$93.02 KWD28.480	+31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG406,006	$94.84 KWD29.040	+86.5%
Average			+41.0%

Asuncion vs. Kuwait City - 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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