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:

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

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.67
PYG5,367
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.12
PYG24,940
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$3.15
PYG25,176

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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

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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
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$339.02
PYG2,709,988

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.00
PYG15,971
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.27
PYG10,162

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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