Asuncion vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1779
🏠 One person rent
$361
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$648
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
524K
1.98M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 3% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6685th and 6605th ($722 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Malaysia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6074th and 772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kuala Lumpur

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Asuncion Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$6454

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$660
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$644
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$582
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$480
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$539
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$553
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$545
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$602
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$565
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$611
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$554
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$550
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$482
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$609
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$638
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$610
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$512
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$578
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$558
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$566
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$623
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$544
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3007
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$455
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$500
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$585
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$483
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$453
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$487
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$496
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$472
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$520
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$650