Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 63.2% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Asuncion

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.13 PYG33,028
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.58 PYG36,585
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.88 PYG7,064	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.51 PYG4,037	-52.9%
Average			-55.8%

P'yongyang vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.67 PYG5,367	-69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.12 PYG24,940
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$3.15 PYG25,176	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.75 PYG13,972	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.46 PYG11,708
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.91 PYG7,306
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.32 PYG2,589
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.43 PYG3,407
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 PYG5,866
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.49 PYG3,930
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.59 PYG4,702
Average			-35.8%

P'yongyang vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.51 PYG28,044
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.43 PYG203,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$14,874.44 PYG118,900,719
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.90 PYG71,137

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$16.94 PYG135,386
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$425.89 PYG3,404,422	+396.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$339.02 PYG2,709,988	+295.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$34.20 PYG273,384
Average			+346.0%

P'yongyang vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$179.26 PYG1,432,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,864.81 PYG30,893,862

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.33 PYG10,671	-89.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.00 PYG15,971	+86.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.27 PYG10,162
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$26.82 PYG214,428
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.09 PYG40,650
Average			-1.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.60 PYG404,466
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.53 PYG252,029
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.98 PYG567,404
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.85 PYG406,498

P'yongyang vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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