Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 27.6% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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