Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 16.3% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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