Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 16.3% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 27.5% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 37.2% more in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 23.5% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 42.6% less in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.3% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
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pay 15.1% less in Asuncion
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$4.13
PYG32,986
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$4.58
PYG36,538
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$0.88
PYG7,055
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$0.51
PYG4,032
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$0.67
PYG5,360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$3.12
PYG24,909
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$3.15
PYG25,144
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$1.75
PYG13,954
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$1.46
PYG11,694
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$0.91
PYG7,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$0.32
PYG2,586
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$0.43
PYG3,403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$0.73
PYG5,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$0.49
PYG3,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$0.59
PYG4,696
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$3.51
PYG28,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$25.43
PYG202,991
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,749,551
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$8.90
PYG71,047
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$16.94
PYG135,214
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$425.89
PYG3,400,094
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$339.02
PYG2,706,542
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$34.20
PYG273,037
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$179.26
PYG1,431,084
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,854,584
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$1.33
PYG10,657
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$2.00
PYG15,951
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$1.27
PYG10,150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$26.82
PYG214,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$5.09
PYG40,598
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$50.60
PYG403,951
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$31.53
PYG251,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$70.98
PYG566,682
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$50.85
PYG405,981
|
|
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