Cost of living comparison

Islamabad, Pakistan

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 67.7% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 98.9% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 85.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 80.1% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Asuncion

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.9% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 PKR500.81	$4.13 PYG32,988	+130.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,201.96	$4.58 PYG36,540	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR99.02	$0.88 PYG7,056	+149.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.71	$0.51 PYG4,032	+108.7%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 PKR189.73	$0.67 PYG5,361	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.96 PKR828.20	$3.12 PYG24,910	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 PKR927.15	$3.15 PYG25,145	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 PKR349.78	$1.75 PYG13,955	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 PKR459.16	$1.46 PYG11,694	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR134.94	$0.91 PYG7,297	+89.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR107.09	$0.32 PYG2,586	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR103.96	$0.43 PYG3,403	+14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 PKR73.00	$0.73 PYG5,859	+181.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 PKR52.76	$0.49 PYG3,925	+160.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.15	$0.59 PYG4,696	+134.6%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 85.9% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 PKR1,065.05	$3.51 PYG28,010	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 PKR1,903.10	$25.43 PYG203,003	+273.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,479.46 PKR6,009,778.29	$14,874.44 PYG118,756,641	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 PKR1,195.95	$8.90 PYG71,051	+108.2%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 80.1% more for housing

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.16 PKR5,079.69	$16.94 PYG135,222	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$174.15 PKR48,726.34	$425.89 PYG3,400,297	+144.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.01 PKR27,701.32	$339.02 PYG2,706,704	+242.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.99 PKR23,778.56	$34.20 PYG273,053	-59.8%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.17 PKR16,835.08	$179.26 PYG1,431,170	+197.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,142.14 PKR879,144.71	$3,864.81 PYG30,856,426	+23.0%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR500.81	$1.33 PYG10,658	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 PKR550.42	$2.00 PYG15,952	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 PKR600.98	$1.27 PYG10,150	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.01 PKR6,439.05	$26.82 PYG214,168	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,201.96	$5.09 PYG40,601	+18.4%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.06 PKR5,332.21	$50.60 PYG403,976	+165.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.18 PKR7,324.42	$31.53 PYG251,723	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.29 PKR23,304.58	$70.98 PYG566,716	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.79 PKR10,853.91	$50.85 PYG406,006	+31.1%
Average			+50.5%

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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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