Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 12.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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