Asuncion vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$395	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	58	82
🏙️ Population	462K	9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 15% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6560th and 5636th ($847 vs $992) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6137th and 555th 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	$6.77	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$11913

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747