Cost of living comparison

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Asuncion is 15.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

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

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pay 71.1% more for restaurants

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.19
IDR34,730.79
$4.66
PYG36,806
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
$4.66
PYG36,806
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.60
IDR9,578.53
$1.08
PYG8,530

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
$0.71
PYG5,581
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.73
IDR59,113.59
$2.99
PYG23,603
Milk (1 gallon) $5.15
IDR81,650.02
$3.27
PYG25,775

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
IDR50,316.90
$3.96
PYG31,280
Monthly public transit pass $10.96
IDR173,653.96
$22.39
PYG176,670
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551

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pay 7.9% less for housing

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
$18.79
PYG148,276
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
$439.81
PYG3,470,297
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
$343.19
PYG2,707,883

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pay 17.2% less for childcare

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
$3,398.54
PYG26,815,928

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.19
IDR34,730.79
$1.33
PYG10,516
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
IDR35,803.56
$2.19
PYG17,300
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
$1.87
PYG14,722

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

 
Jakarta
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
$57.31
PYG452,190
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
$27.99
PYG220,837
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
$68.72
PYG542,268

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